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1.
(
$
&
, 642), lit., “to be rendered an orphan” ( , “from,”
with the thought of separation, and
, “an orphan”), is used metaphorically in 1
Thess. 2:17 (
KJV
, “taken from”;
RV
, “bereaved”), in the sense of being “bereft” of the
company of the saints through being compelled to leave them (cf. the similes in 7 and
11). The word has a wider meaning than that of being an orphan.¶
Note:
The corresponding adjective,
, is translated “desolate” in John 14:18
(
KJV
, “comfortless”); “fatherless” in Jas. 1:27; see
DESOLATE
,
FATHERLESS
.¶
2.
(
$!
, 650), “to rob, defraud, deprive,” is used in 1 Tim. 6:5, in
the passive voice, of being deprived or “bereft” (of the truth), with reference to false
teachers (
KJV
, destitute). See
DEFRAUD
,
DESTITUTE
,
FRAUD
.
BERYL
$
(
)$
, 969), “beryl,” is a precious stone of a sea-green color, Rev. 21:20
(cf. Exod. 28:20).¶
BESEECH
1.
(
$
!
, 3870), the most frequent word with this meaning, lit.
denotes “to call to one’s side,” hence, “to call to one’s aid.” It is used for every kind of
calling to a person which is meant to produce a particular effect, hence, with various
meanings, such as “comfort, exhort, desire, call for,” in addition to its significance “to
beseech,” which has a stronger force than
(see
ASK
). See, e.g., the
RV
“besought” in
Mark 5:18; Acts 8:31; 19:31; 1 Cor. 16:12. See
CALL
, No. 6,
Note
(2),
COMFORT
,
DESIRE
,
EXHORT
,
INTREAT
,
PRAY
.
2.
(
#$ 1
, 2065), often translated by the verb “to beseech,” in the Gospels, is
elsewhere rendered “beseech” in 1 Thess. 4:1; 5:12; 2 Thess. 2:1; 2 John 5. See under
ASK
, No. 2.
3.
(
!
, 1189), “to desire, to long for,” usually representing the word
“need,” is sometimes translated “beseech,” e.g., Luke 5:12; Acts 21:39; 2 Cor. 10:2; Gal.
4:12. It is used of prayer to God, in Matt. 9:38; Luke 10:2; 21:36; 22:32; Acts 4:31; 8:22,
24; 10:2; Rom. 1:10; 1 Thess. 3:10. See
PRAY
,
REQUEST
.
: &
8 $
is wrongly rendered “besought” in the
KJV
marg. of Matt. 18:26.
The word signifies “to worship.”
BESET
$
(
' $&
, 2139), used in Heb. 12:1, and translated “which doth so
easily beset,” lit. signifies “standing well (i.e., easily) around” (
$
, “well,”
, “around,”
, “standing,” i.e., easily encompassing). It describes sin as having advantage in
favor of its prevailing.¶
BESIDE, BESIDES
1.
(
$&
, 5565), “separately, apart from, besides,” is translated “beside” in
Matt. 14:21; 15:38; 2 Cor. 11:28. See
APART
,
SEPARATE
,
WITHOUT
2.
(
, 3063) is rendered “besides in 1 Cor. 1:16. See
FINALLY
.