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also Matt. 18:10; Mark 5:5; Acts 10:2; 24:16; Rom. 11:10; 2 Thess. 3:16, “at all times.”
(See
ALWAYS
, No. 3, and Note under No. 3 below).¶
3.
, lit., “unto the carried-through” ( , “through,”
, “to
carry”), i.e., unto (the) unbroken “continuance,” is used of the continuous priesthood of
Christ, Heb. 7:3, and of the “continual” offering of sacrifices under the Law, Heb. 10:1. It
is translated “for ever,” in Heb. 10:12, of the everlasting session of Christ at the right
hand of God; and in 10:14, of the everlasting effects of His sacrifice upon “them that are
sanctified.” See
EVER
.¶
Note:
No. 2 indicates that a certain thing is done frequently throughout a period; No.
3 stresses the unbroken continuity of what is mentioned.
B. Adjective.
(
1
, 88), “continual, unceasing”: see
CEASE
, B.
CONTINUE, CONTINUANCE
1.
(
&
, 1096) signifies (a) “to begin to be” (suggesting origin); (b) “to
become” (suggesting entrance on a new state); (c) “to come to pass” (suggesting effect);
hence with the meaning (c) it is translated “continued” in Acts 19:10. See
ARISE
.
2.
(
!
, 1300), “to bring through to an end” ( , “through,”
, “an
end”), “to finish fully” or, when used of time, “continue right through,” is said of
“continuing” fasting up to the time mentioned, Acts 27:33.¶
3.
(
!
, 3306): see
ABIDE
.
) $
7
(
7 ( &
4.
(
!
, 1265), “to continue throughout,” i.e., without interruption (No.
3 with
, “through”), is said of the dumbness of Zacharias, Luke 1:22,
KJV
, “remained”;
of the “continuance” of the disciples with Christ, Luke 22:28; of the permanency of the
truth of the gospel with churches, Gal. 2:5; of the unchanged course of things, 2 Pet. 3:4;
of the eternal permanency of Christ, Heb. 1:11. See
REMAIN
.¶
5.
(
# !
, 1696), “to remain in” ( , “in”), is used of “abiding in a house,”
Acts 28:30 (in the best mss.); of “continuing” in the faith, Acts 14:22; in the Law, Gal.
3:10; in God’s covenant, Heb. 8:9.¶
6.
(
# !
, 1961), lit., “to remain on,” i.e., in addition to ( , “upon,” and
No. 3), “to continue long, still to abide,” is used of “continuing” to ask, John 8:7; to
knock, Acts 12:16; in the grace of God, 13:43; in sin, Rom. 6:1; in God’s goodness,
11:22; in unbelief, 11:23 (
KJV
, “abide”); in the flesh, Phil. 1:24; in the faith, Col. 1:23; in
doctrine, 1 Tim. 4:16; elsewhere of abiding in a place. See
ABIDE
,
TARRY
.
7.
(
$ !
, 3887), “to remain by or near” (
, “beside,” and No. 3),
hence, “to continue or persevere in anything,” is used of the inability of Levitical priests
to “continue,” Heb. 7:23; of persevering in the law of liberty, Jas. 1:25; it is translated
“abide” in Phil. 1:25 (2nd clause, in the best mss.),
RV
[see
Note
(1)], and in 1 Cor. 16:6
See
ABIDE
.¶
8.
(
$ !
, 4357), “to remain with” (
, “with,” and No. 3), “to
continue with a person,” is said of the people with Christ, Matt. 15:32; Mark 8:2 (
KJV
,