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Anchor (45) agkura

Anchor (45) (agkura, Latin = ancora, an anchor) is a heavy weight of stone or metal attached to a rope or chain and dropped overboard to keep a ship from moving with the current. Ancient anchors were much like the modern ones with iron hooks to grapple the rocks and so hold on to prevent shipwreck. ... Read More
Greek Word Studies

Confess, Praise, Give praise (1843)

Confess, Praise, Give praise (1843) (exomologeo from ek - wholly out from or ex = out or intensify meaning [ implies full, frank, open confession, openly or publicly] of homologeo - say the same thing about from homos = same + lego = speak) means to speak the same thing that another speaks, to fully... Read More
Greek Word Studies

Deeply grieved (very sad) (4036) perilupos

Despair (07817) (shachach/sahah) means literally to be brought low and figuratively to be humbled, to have one's arrogance brought down (Is 2:9, 11, 17, 5:15), to be in despair (Ps 42:5, 6, 11, 43:5) In some contexts it means to bow down in the sense of doing obeisance before someone (Isa 60:14 Pr 1... Read More
Greek Word Studies

Despairing (1820) exaporeomai

Despairing (1820) (exaporeomai from ek = normally means "out of" but here serves as a strong intensifier of the simple verb + aporéo = to be at a loss) means to be utterly at a loss (cp at a loss - meaning of the "milder" verb aporeo above) to be in great doubt, in utmost despair, greatly perplexed.... Read More
Greek Word Studies

Fix...hope (1679) elpizo

Fix...hope (1679) (elpizo from noun elpis [word study] = hope, absolute assurance of future good) means to look forward with confidence to that which is good and beneficial. To express desire for some good with the expectation of obtaining it. To hope as used here by Peter signifies the expression o... Read More
Greek Word Studies

Hope (verb) (1679) elpizo

Fix...hope (1679) (elpizo from noun elpis [word study] = hope, absolute assurance of future good) means to look forward with confidence to that which is good and beneficial. To express desire for some good with the expectation of obtaining it. To hope as used here by Peter signifies the expression o... Read More
F. W. Grant

The Numerical Structure of the Psalms

The Structure Book I (1 - 41) Christ in the counsel of God the source of all blessing for His people (Israel). Book II (42 - 72) Their ruin, but redemption in the latter days. Book III (73 - 89) The holiness of God in His dealings with them. Book IV (90 - 106) The failed first man replaced by the Se... Read More
William Gurnall

The Christian in Complete Armour - Part 17

Division Third.—The Inward Principle of Prayer. ‘In the Spirit.’ We are come to the third division in the apostle’s directory for prayer—the principle or spring from whence they are to flow—the Spirit, ‘praying...in the Spirit.’ In proceeding to the consideration of this topic, the first point is th... Read More
Bakht Singh

Putting Hope In God

Bakht SinghPut your hope in God (Psalm 42:11) This is the psalm of the sons of Korah. For some strange reasons God did not record their names. The son of Jesse is known as King David and the son of David is known as the King Solomon. But the sons of Korah are not known by their personal name! They are simply c... Read More
Bible Verses On

Bible Verses On Assurance

1 John 5:13 - These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. John 6:60-64 - Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard [this], said, This is an hard saying; ... Read More

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