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have”). For the secondary meaning, “amazed” (
KJV
, “astonished”), Luke 5:9 (lit.,
“amazement encompassed,” i.e., seized, him).¶
Notes:
(1) The verb
in Gal. 4:24,
RV
, is translated “contain an allegory”
(
KJV
, “are an allegory”), i.e., they apply the facts of the narrative to illustrate principles.
(2) In Eph. 2:15 “the law of commandments contained in ordinances” is, lit., “the law of
commandments in ordinances.” (3) In Rom. 2:14, the
RV
, translating literally, has “the
things of the Law”; the
KJV
inserts the words “contained in.” (4) In 1 Cor. 7:9, for the
KJV
, “if they cannot contain,” see
CONTINENCY
.
For
CONTEMPTIBLE
see
ACCOUNT
No. 6
CONTEND (-ING)
1.
(
!
, 118), “to engage in a contest” (cf. Eng., “athlete”), “to contend in
public games,” is used in 2 Tim. 2:5,
RV
, “contend in the games,” for the
KJV
, “strive for
the masteries.” See
STRIVE
.¶
Note:
In 1 Cor. 9:25, the verb
, “to strive,” is used in the same connection,
RV
, “striveth in the games.” Cf. No. 3.
2.
(
$&
, 1252), lit., “to separate throughout or wholly” ( , “asunder,”
, “to judge,” from a root , meaning “separation”), then, to distinguish, decide,
signifies, in the middle voice, “to separate oneself from, or to contend with,” as did the
circumcisionists with Peter, Acts 11:2; as did Michael with Satan, Jude 9. See
RV
marg.
of v. 22, where the thought may be that of differing in opinion. See
DIFFER
,
DISCERN
,
DOUBT
,
JUDGE
,
PARTIAL
,
STAGGER
,
WAVER
.
3.
(
#
&
, 1864) signifies “to contend about a thing, as a
combatant” ( , “upon or about,” intensive,
, “a contest”), “to contend earnestly,”
Jude 3. The word “earnestly” is added to convey the intensive force of the preposition.¶
CONTENT (to be), CONTENTMENT
A. Verb.
1.
(
1
, 174) primarily signifies “to be sufficient, to be possessed of
sufficient strength, to be strong, to be enough for a thing”; hence, “to defend, ward off”;
in the middle voice, “to be satisfied, contented with,” Luke 3:14, with wages; 1 Tim. 6:8,
with food and raiment; Heb. 13:5, with “such things as ye have”; negatively of
Diotrephes, in 3 John 10, “not content therewith.” See
ENOUGH
,
SUFFICE
,
SUFFICIENT
.
2.
$ $
(
!
, 4909), in 1 Cor. 7:12-13,
RV
, signifies “to be content”:
see
CONSENT
, No. 6.
B. Adjectives.
1.
$
(
' 1$
, 842), as found in the papyri writings, means “sufficient in
oneself” (
$
, “self,”
, “see” A), “self-sufficient, adequate, needing no
assistance”; hence, “content,” Phil. 4:11.¶
2.
(
,
, 2425), “sufficient,” used with
, “to do,” in Mark 15:15, is
translated “to content (the multitude),” i.e., to do sufficient to satisfy them. See
ABLE
.
C. Noun.