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B. Noun.
(
1
$
, 1253), cf. A, No. 2, “a distinguishing, a clear discrimination,
discerning, judging,” is translated “discernings” in 1 Cor. 12:10, of “discerning” spirits,
judging by evidence whether they are evil or of God. In Heb. 5:14 the phrase consisting
of pros, with this noun, lit., “towards a discerning,” is translated “to discern,” said of
those who are capable of discriminating between good and evil. In Rom. 14:1 the word
has its other sense of decision or judgment, and the phrase “doubtful disputations” is, lit.,
“judgments of reasonings” (marg., “not for decisions of doubts,” i.e., not to act as a judge
of the weak brother’s scruples). See
DECISION
, B, No. 2.¶
Note:
For “discernment,” Phil. 1:19, see
JUDGMENT
,
Note
(4).¶
C. Adjective.
(
$
, 2924) signifies “that which relates to judging (
, “to judge”),
fit for, or skilled in, judging” (Eng., “critical”), found in Heb. 4:12, of the Word of God
as “quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart,” (lit., “critical of, etc.”), i.e.,
discriminating and passing judgment on the thoughts and feelings.¶
DISCHARGED
(
$ !
, 2673) means “to reduce to inactivity.” “Discharged” is the
RV
translation of the word in Rom. 7:2 and 6 (
KJV
, “is loosed,” and “are delivered”). In v. 2
the meaning is that the death of a woman’s first husband makes void her status as a wife
in the eyes of the Law; she is therefore “discharged” from the prohibition against
remarrying; the prohibition is rendered ineffective in her case. So, in v. 6, with the
believer in relation to the Law, he has been made dead to the Law as a means of
justification and life. It is not the Law that has died (
KJV
), but the believer (see the
RV
),
who has been “discharged,” through being put to death, as to the old nature, in
identification with the death of Christ, that he might have life in Christ. See
ABOLISH
.
DISCIPLE
A. Nouns.
1.
(
)
, 3101), lit., “a learner” (from
, “to learn,” from a root
, indicating thought accompanied by endeavor), in contrast to
, “a
teacher”; hence it denotes “one who follows one’s teaching,” as the “disciples” of John,
Matt. 9:14; of the Pharisees, Matt. 22:16; of Moses, John 9:28; it is used of the
“disciples” of Jesus (a) in a wide sense, of Jews who became His adherents, John 6:66;
Luke 6:17, some being secretly so, John 19:38; (b) especially of the twelve apostles,
Matt. 10:1; Luke 22:11, e.g.; (c) of all who manifest that they are His “disciples” by
abiding in His Word, John 8:31, cf. 13:35; 15:8; (d) in the Acts, of those who believed
upon Him and confessed Him, 6:1-2, 7; 14:20, 22, 28; 15:10; 19:1, etc.
A “disciple” was not only a pupil, but an adherent; hence they are spoken of as
imitators of their teacher; cf. John 8:31; 15:8.
2.
(
) $
, 3102), “a female disciple,” is said of Tabitha, Acts 9:36.¶
¶ Indicates that all the NT occurrences of the Greek word under consideration are
mentioned under the heading or sub-heading.