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“been with”); of “continuing” in supplications and prayers, 1 Tim. 5:5. See
ABIDE
,
CLEAVE
(unto),
TARRY
.
9.
(
$
$ $!
, 4342), lit., “to be strong towards” (
, “towards,”
used intensively, and
, “to be strong”), “to endure in, or persevere in, to be
continually steadfast with a person or thing,” is used of “continuing” in prayer with
others, Acts 1:14; Rom. 12:12; Col. 4:2; in the apostles’ teaching, Acts 2:42; in the
Temple, 2:46 (“continuing steadfastly,”
RV
), the adverb representing the intensive
preposition; in prayer and the ministry, 6:4 (
RV
, “will continue steadfastly”); of Simon
Magus with Philip, 8:13. In Mark 3:9 and Acts 10:7, it signifies “to wait on”; in Rom.
13:6, to attend “continually” upon. See
ATTEND
,
INSTANT
,
WAIT
.¶
10.
$ $
(
$ "
, 1273), “to pass the night through” ( , “through,”
$@
, “a night”), “to continue all night,” is found in Luke 6:12, of the Lord in spending all
night in prayer.¶
Notes:
(1) The following are translated by the verb “to continue,” in the
KJV
, in the
places mentioned:
, “to tarry,” (according to inferior mss.) John 11:54; Acts
15:35 (
RV
, “tarried”);
, “to stand,” Acts 26:22 (
RV
, “stand”):
, “to sit
down,” Acts 18:11 (
RV
, “dwelt”):
, “to extend, stretch,” Acts 20:7 (
RV
,
“prolonged”);
, “to abide together with,” Phil. 1:25,
RV
, “abide with”; the
KJV
,
“continue,” translating
$
(in some mss.), marks the difference from the
preceding
. See
ABIDE
, No. 4.
(2) In Rom. 2:7, for
KJV
, “patient continuance,” the
RV
has “patience” (lit., “according
to patience”).
(3) In Rev. 13:5
, “to do,” is rendered “to continue.”
CONTRADICT, CONTRADICTION
A. Verb.
(
&
, 483), lit., “to speak against” ( , “against,”
, “to speak”), is
translated “contradict” in Acts 13:45. See
ANSWER
,
GAINSAY
,
SPEAK
(against).
B. Noun.
(
&
, 485), akin to A, is translated “contradiction” in the
KJV
of Heb.
7:7; 12:3, “dispute,” and “gainsaying.” See
DISPUTE
,
GAINSAY
,
STRIFE
.
CONTRARIWISE
$
(
'
&
, 5121), for to
, “the contrary, on the contrary or
contrariwise,” is used in 2 Cor. 2:7; Gal. 2:7; 1 Pet. 3:9.¶
CONTRARY
A. Verb.
(
&
, 480), “to be contrary” ( , “against,”
, “to lie”), Gal.
5:17; 1 Tim. 1:10. See
ADVERSARY
.
B. Prepositions.