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Rev. 20:2; (b) metaphorically, of “laying hold of the hope of the Lord’s return,” Heb.
6:18; (2) also signifies “to hold” or “hold fast,” i.e., firmly, (a), literally, Matt. 26:48,
KJV
(
RV
, “take”); Acts 3:11; Rev. 2:1; (b) metaphorically, of “holding fast a tradition or
teaching,” in an evil sense, Mark 7:3, 4, 8; Rev. 2:14, 15; in a good sense, 2 Thess. 2:15;
Rev. 2:25; 3:11; of “holding” Christ, i.e., practically apprehending Him, as the head of
His church, Col. 2:19; a confession, Heb. 4:14; the name of Christ, i.e., abiding by all that
His name implies, Rev. 2:13; of restraint, Luke 24:16, “(their eyes) were holden”; of the
winds, Rev. 7:1; of the impossibility of Christ’s being “holden” of death, Acts 2:24. See
KEEP
,
RETAIN
(of sins),
TAKE
.
7.
(
#
1
, 1949), “to lay hold of, to take hold of” ( , “upon,”
, “to take”), with a special purpose, always in the middle voice, is so translated
in Luke 20:20, 26, of taking “hold” of Christ’s words; in 23:26 and Acts 21:33,
RV
, of
laying “hold” of persons; in 1 Tim. 6:12, 19, of laying “hold” on eternal life, i.e.,
practically appropriating all the benefits, privileges and responsibilities involved in the
possession of it; in Heb. 2:16,
RV
“He taketh hold” (
KJV
“took on”) perhaps to be viewed
in connection with “deliver” (v. 15) and “succor” (v. 18). See
APPREHEND CATCH
,
TAKE
.
8.
(
$!
, 5083), akin to A, No. 1, under HOLD (Noun), “to watch over, keep,
give heed to, observe,” is rendered “hold fast” in Rev. 3:3,
KJV
(
RV
, “keep”). See
KEEP
,
OBSERVE
,
RESERVE
,
WATCH
9.
(
* &
, 1510), “to be,” is used in the imperfect tense, with the preposition,
$
,
“with,” in the idiomatic phrase “held with,” in Acts 14:4, lit., “were with.”
Notes:
(1) In Rom. 14:4,
, “to cause to stand,” in the passive voice, “to be
made to stand,” is used in both forms, the latter in the first part,
RV
, “he shall be made to
stand” (
KJV
, “he shall be holden up”), the active voice in the second part,
KJV
, and
RV
, “to
make stand.” (2) In Matt. 12:14,
RV
,
, “to take,” is translated “took (counsel),”
KJV
, “held (a council).” (3) In Mark 15:1, some mss. have the verb
, “to make,”
rendered “held (a consultation)”; the most authentic have
, “to prepare,” also
translated “held.”
HOLE
1.
(
, 5454), “a lair, burrow, den or hole,” is used of foxes in Matt.
8:20 and Luke 9:58.¶
2.
(
A )
, 3692) is translated “holes” in Heb. 11:38,
RV
,
KJV
“caves.” See
CAVE
,
OPENING
.
HOLINESS, HOLY, HOLILY
A. Nouns.
1.
(
2
, 38), translated “holiness” in the
KJV
of Rom. 6:19, 22; 1
Thess. 4:7; 1 Tim. 2:15; Heb. 12:14, is always rendered “sanctification” in the
RV
. It
signifies (a) separation to God, 1 Cor. 1:30; 2 Thess. 2:13; 1 Pet. 1:2; (b) the resultant
state, the conduct befitting those so separated, 1 Thess. 4:3, 4, 7, and the four other places
mentioned above. “Sanctification” is thus the state predetermined by God for believers,