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torment”; in the passive voice, “to be harassed, distressed”; it is said of men struggling in
a boat against wind and waves, Matt. 14:24,
RV
, “distressed” (
KJV
, “tossed”); Mark 6:48,
RV
, “distressed” (
KJV
, toiling). See
PAIN
,
TOIL
,
TORMENT
,
VEX
.
2.
$
(
"
, 4660) primarily signifies “to skin, to flay”; then “to rend,
mangle”; hence, “to vex, trouble, annoy”; it is found in the most authentic mss. in Matt.
9:36,
RV
, “distressed” (of the multitudes who applied to the Lord for healing);
KJV
,
“fainted,” translating the alternative reading,
$
, lit., “to loosen out.” It is also used in
Mark 5:35; Luke 7:6; 8:49. See
TROUBLE
.¶
3.
(
$!
, 4729): see
ANGUISH
.
4.
(
!
, 2669), primarily, “to tire down with toil, exhaust with
labor” (
, “down,”
, “labor”), hence signifies “to afflict, oppress”; in the passive
voice, “to be oppressed, much distressed”; it is translated “oppressed” in Acts 7:24, and
“sore distressed” in 2 Pet. 2:7,
RV
, (
KJV
, “vexed”). See
OPPRESS
,
VEX
.¶
DISTRIBUTE, DISTRIBUTION
A. Verbs.
1.
(
&
, 1239), lit., “to give through,” ( , “through,”
, “to
give”), as from one to another, “to deal out,” is said of “distributing” to the poor, Luke
18:22; Acts 4:35, “distribution was made,” or to a company of people, John 6:11. It is
translated “divideth” in Luke 11:22. In Rev. 17:13 the most authentic mss. have the verb
, to give, instead of the longer form.¶
2.
(
$&
, 3307) is translated “hath distributed” in 1 Cor. 7:17, and in the
KJV
of 2 Cor. 10:13, where, however, this rendering is unsuitable, as it is not a case of
distributing among a number, but apportioning a measure to the apostle and his co-
workers; hence the
RV
, apportioned. See
DIFFER
, A, No. 2.
: &
, “to share in common with,” is translated “distributing” in Rom.
12:13,
KJV
. The verb does not mean “to distribute”; hence
RV
, “communicating.”
Similarly
, “fellowship, communion,” is translated “distribution” in 2 Cor. 9:13,
KJV
;
RV
, “contribution.”
B. Adjective.
$
(
' 1
, 2130), “ready to impart” (
$
, “well,”
, “with,”
, “to give”: see A, No. 1), is used in 1 Tim. 6:18, “ready to distribute.”¶
DISTRICT
(
$&
, 3310) denotes “a part” (akin to
, DISTRIBUTE, A, No. 2), Luke
10:42; Acts 8:21; 2 Cor. 6:15; Col. 1:12 (lit., “unto the part,” or share, of the inheritance).
In Acts 16:12 the
RV
translates it “district,” with reference to Macedonia. See
PART
.¶
DITCH
$
(
, 999), any kind of “deep hole or pit” (probably connected with
, “deep”), is translated “ditch” in the
KJV
of Matt. 15:14 and Luke 6:39,
RV
, “pit”
in each place, as in both versions of Matt. 12:11. See
PIT
.¶