Manner

"a habit, custom" (akin to the verb etho, "to be accustomed"), is always translated "custom" in the RV ("manner" in the AV of John 19:40; Acts 15:1; 25:16; Hebrews 10:25 ). See CUSTOM. No. 1.

primarily "a haunt, abode," then, "a custom, manner," occurs in the plural in 1—Corinthians 15:33 , i.e., ethical conduct morals.

"a turning, fashion, manner, character, way of life," is translated "manner" in Acts 1:11 , with reference to the Lord's ascension and return; in Jude 1:7 , of the similarity of the evil of those mentioned in Jude 1:6,7 . See CONVERSATION , MEANS , WAY.

"a mark or impress," is translated "manner" in Acts 23:25 . See FORM , No. 3.

"exactness, precision" (akin to akribes, "exact, careful;" see akriboo, "to inquire carefully," and akribos, "carefully"), occurs in Acts 22:3 , RV , "strict manner" (AV, "perfect manner").

primarily, "from what country," then, "of what sort," is rendered "what manner of man." Matthew 8:27 : so 2—Peter 3:11; Mark 13:1 (twice); Luke 1:29; 7:39; 1—John 3:1 .

"of what sort," is translated "by what manner of (death)" in John 21:19 , RV, (AV, "by what"); in Acts 7:49 , "what manner of (house);" Romans 3:27 , "what manner of law;" 1—Corinthians 15:35 , "what manner of body."

a relative pronoun, signifying "what sort of or manner of," is translated by the latter phrase in 1—Thessalonians 1:5; some mss. have it in Luke 9:55 , as in AV; the RV follows those in which it is absent.

is rendered "what manner of" in 1—Thessalonians 1:9; James 1:24 . See SORT , A.

lit., "much turning" (polus, "much," tropos, "a turning"), "in many ways (or manners)," is rendered "in divers manners" in Hebrews 1:1 .

"thus, in this way," is rendered "after this manner" in Matthew 6:9; 1—Peter 3:5; Revelation 11:5 . See SO , THUS.

a strengthened form of hos, "thus," signifies "just so, likewise, in like manner," e.g., 1—Timothy 2:9; in the following the RV has "in like manner," for AV, "likewise;" Mark 14:31; Luke 22:20; Romans 8:26; 1—Timothy 3:8; 5:25; in Luke 20:31 the RV has "likewise," AV, "in like manner." See LIKEWISE.

akin to the adjective homoios, "like," signifies in "like manner, equally;" in the following the RV has "in like manner" for AV, "likewise;" Matthew 27:41; Mark 4:16; 15:31; Luke 10:32; 13:3; 16:25; John 5:19; (Hebrews 9:21 ); James 2:25; 1—Peter 3:1,7; Revelation 8:12; in Revelation 2:15 the AV "which thing I hate" translates a variant reading (ho miso). See LIKEWISE , SO.

how, is translated "after what manner" in Acts 20:18 . See MEANS.

"according to," is translated "after the manner" in John 2:6 , i.e., "in accordance with;" in Romans 3:5; 1—Corinthians 3:3; 9:8 , RV, "after the manner of" (AV, "as").

"to bear another's manners," is translated "suffered He (their) manners" in Acts 13:18 . For this and the alternative reading see BEAR , No. 8.