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“dishonor,” of vessels designed for meaner household purposes (in contrast to
,
“honor,” as in 2 Tim. 2:20); in 1 Cor. 11:14, said of long hair, if worn by men,
RV
,
“dishonor,” for
KJV
, “shame,” in contrast to
@
, glory, v. 15; so in 1 Cor. 15:43, of the
“sowing” of the natural body, and in 2 Cor. 6:8, of the apostle Paul’s ministry. In 2 Cor.
11:21 he uses it in selfdisparagement,
KJV
, “reproach,”
RV
, “disparagement. See
DISPARAGEMENT
,
REPROACH
,
SHAME
,
VILE
.
B. Adjective.
(
/
, 820), akin to A: see
DESPISE
, B.
C. Verbs.
1.
(
1
, 818) akin to A, signifies “to dishonour, treat shamefully,
insult,” whether in word, John 8:49, or deed, Mark 12:4; Luke 20:11,
RV
“handled (him)
shamefully,” (
RV
“entreated … shamefully”); Rom. 1:24; 2:23, “dishonorest;” Jas. 2:6,
RV
, “ye have dishonored (the poor),” (
KJV
, “despised”); in the passive voice, to suffer
dishonor, Acts 5:41 (
KJV
, “suffer shame”). See
DESPISE
, A,
Note
(2).
: & *
is found in some mss. in Mark 12:4.
2.
$
(
"
, 2617): see
ASHAMED
, No. 3.
DISMISS (-ED)
$
(
"
, 630), lit., “to loose from” ( , “from,”
$
, “to loose”), is
translated “dismiss” in Acts 15:30, 33,
RV
(
KJV
, “let go”) and 19:41. See
DEPART
,
DIVORCE
,
FORGIVE
,
GO
,
LIBERTY
,
LOOSE
,
PUT
, No. 16,
RELEASE
,
SEND
.
DISOBEDIENCE, DISOBEDIENT
A. Nouns.
1.
(
&
, 543), lit., “the condition of being unpersuadable” ( , negative,
, “to persuade”), denotes “obstinacy, obstinate rejection of the will of God”; hence,
“disobedience”; Eph. 2:2; 5:6; Col. 3:6, and in the
RV
of Rom. 11:30, 32 and Heb. 4:6, 11
(for
KJV
, “unbelief”), speaking of Israel, past and present. See
UNBELIEF
.¶
2.
(
$
)
, 3876), primarily, “hearing amiss” (
, “aside,”
$
, “to
hear”), hence signifies “a refusal to hear”; hence, “an act of disobedience,” Rom. 5:19; 2
Cor. 10:6; Heb. 2:2. It is broadly to be distinguished from No. 1, as an act from a
condition, though
itself is the effect, in transgression, of the condition of failing
or refusing to hear. Carelessness in attitude is the precursor of actual “disobedience.” In
the OT “disobedience” is frequently described as “a refusing to hear,” e.g., Jer. 11:10;
35:17; cf. Acts 7:57. See Trench,
- !
Sec.lxvi.¶
B. Adjective.
(
)
, 545), akin to A, No. 1, signifies “unwilling to be persuaded,
spurning belief, disobedient,” Luke 1:17; Acts 26:19; Rom. 1:30; 2 Tim. 3:2; Titus 1:16;
3:3.¶
Note:
In 1 Tim. 1:9
$
, “insubordinate, unsubjected” ( , negative, ,
euphonic,
$
, “under,”
, “to order”), is translated “disobedient” in the
KJV
; the
RV