to abhor βδελύσσω, βδελύσσομαι (βδέω, to stink), [in LXX chiefly for שׁקץ ,תּעב ;] in cl., mid. only (Attic, -ττομαι); to make foul; pass., Rev.21:8; mid., to turn away in disgust from, to detest: R
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to abhor βδελύσσω, βδελύσσομαι (βδέω, to stink), [in LXX chiefly for שׁקץ ,תּעב ;] in cl., mid. only (Attic, -ττομαι); to make foul; pass., Rev.21:8; mid., to turn away in disgust from, to detest: R
firm βέβαιος, -ον (also -α, -ον; βαίνω), [in LXX: Est.3:13, Wis.7:23, 3Ma.5:31 7:7, 4Ma.17:4 * ;] firm, secure: ἄγκυρα, Heb.6:19; metaphorically, sure (esp. "in the sense of legally guaranteed secur
to confirm βεβαιόω, -ῶ (βέβαιος), [in LXX: Ps 40 (41)12 (נצב hi.), 118 (119)28 (קוּם pi.), 3Ma.5:42 * ;] to confirm, establish, secure, of things (cl.): λόγον, Mk 16:[20]; ἐπαγγελίας, Rom.15:8; of p
confirmation βεβαίωσις, -εως, ἡ (βεβαιόω, which see), [in LXX: Lev.25:23 (צְמִיתֻת), Wis.6:19 * ;] confirmation: τ. εὐαγγελίου, Php.1:7; εἰς β., Heb.6:16, a phrase frequently in π. of guarantee in a
profane βέβηλος, -ον (βαίνω, whence βηλός, a threshold), [in LXX chiefly for חֹל ;] __1. permitted to be trodden, accessible (see DCG, ii, 422b); hence, __2. (opposite to ἱερός) unhallowed, profane
to profane βεβηλόω, -ῶ (βέβηλος), [in LXX chiefly for חלל ;] to profane: τ. σάββατον, Mat.12:5; τ. ἱερόν, Act.24:6 (Cremer, 141).† SYN.: κοινόω, which see (AS)
Beelzebul Βεελζεβούλ (WH, App., 159, Rec., βεελζεβούλ), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בַּעַל, lord, and the Talmudic זִבּוּל, from זֶבֶל, dung (Dalman, Gr., 137.n), or perh. זִבֻל, habitation, but, see DB, iv, 409
Belial Βελίαλ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בְּלִיַּעַל, worthlessness, but see DB, i, 268), Belial, a name of Satan: 2Co.6:15, Rec. See next word.† Βελιάρ, ὁ, indecl. (another form of previous word, "due to ha
arrow βέλος, -εος, τό (βάλλω), [in LXX chiefly for חֵץ ;] a missile, a dart: Eph.6:16.† (AS)
better βελτίων, -ον (genitive -ονος), comp. of ἀγαθός, [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב ;] neut. as adv., better, very well: 2Ti.1:18 (also Act.10:28 D). On elative use in these passages, see M, Pr., 78, 23
Benjamin Βενιαμίν, (Rec. -μίν), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בֶּנְיָמִין), Benjamin: Act.13:21, Rom.11:1, Php.3:5, Rev.7:8.† (AS)
Bernice Βερνίκη (elsewhere Βερενίκη), Macedonian form of Φερενίκη, cf. Veronica, Victoria), -ης, ἡ, Bernice, Berenice, dau. of Herod Agrippa I: Act.25:13, 23 26:3o.† (AS)
Berea Βέροια, -ας, ἡ, Berœa, a city of Macedonia: Act.17:10, 13.† (AS)
Berean Βεροιαῖος, -α, -ον, Berœan: Act.20:4.† (AS)
Bethany Βηθαβαρά, -ας (Rec. -ρᾶ, indecl.; Heb. בֵּית עֲבָרָה, place of crossing; -αραβᾷ, R, mg.), Bethabara: Jhn.1:28, Rec. (WH, R, βηθανία).† (AS)
Bethany Βηθανία, -ας (also -ιά, indecl., Luk.19:29 and in B*, Mrk.11:1), ἡ, (Heb. בֵּית עֲנִיָּה, house of affliction, accusative to Jerome, or perh., house of dates, cf. Bethphage), Bethany; __1. a
Bethesda Βηθεσδά, ἡ, indecl. (deriv. uncertain, see Westc. on Jhn.5:2, and DB, i, 279), Bethesda, a pool in Jerusalem: Jhn.5:2, Rec. (Βηθζαθά, WH, Βηθσαϊδά, WH, mg.).† (AS)
Bethlehem Βηθλέεμ, ἡ, indecl. (Heb. בֵּית לֶחֶם, house of bread), Bethlehem, a town 6 m. S. of Jerusalem: Mat.2:1, 5 6, 8, 16, Luk.2:4, 15 Jhn.7:42.† (AS)
Bethsaida Βηθσαιδά (Rec. -σαϊδά), and -δάν (Mt, Mk, ll. with), ἡ, indecl. (Syr., house of fish), Bethsaida, a town on NE. shore of the Sea of Galilee: Luk.9:10. It is generally supposed that a second
Bethphage Βηθφαγή (L, -γῆ), ἡ, indecl. (Aram. בֵּית־פַּגֵּי, house of unripe figs; Dalman, Gr., 191), Bethphage: Mat.21:1, Mrk.11:1, Luk.19:29.† (AS)
judgement seat βῆμα, -τος, τό (βαίνω), [in LXX: Deu.2:5 (מִדְרָךְ), Neh.8:4 (מִגְדָּל), I Est.9:42, Sir.19:30 45:9, 2Ma.13:26 * ;] __1. a step, stride, pace: Act.7:5. __2. a raised place, a platfor
beryl βήρυλλος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ, [in LXX: Tob.13:17 (-ύλλιον in Exo.28:20, שֹׁהַם * ;]) beryl, a jewel of sea-green colour: Rev.21:20.† (AS)
force βία, -ας, ἡ, [in LXX for פֶּרֶךְ, etc. ;] strength, force, violence: Act.5:26 21:35 24:7 27:41.† (AS)
to force βιάζω (βία), and depon. -ομαι, [in LXX for פּרץ, פּצר, etc. ;] to force, constrain, rare in active (poet, and late prose), but found in cl. in pass., and so perh. βιάζεται, suffereth violen