Bible Dictionary - Glossary - JW.ORG
Biblical terms explained, easy reference, Bible dictionary-style. Meaning of words and phrases includes Hebrew and Greek root words where applicable.
Porneia - Definition and Meaning | Bible Dictionary - JW.ORG
Define ‘porneia’ as used in the Bible. Locate examples of ‘porneia’ in Bible verses.
Gospel - Definition and Meaning | Bible Dictionary - JW.ORG
The word “gospel” is derived from the old English godspel, which means “good news; good tidings.”. In some Bible translations, “gospel” is used to render the Greek word eu·ag·geʹli·on, meaning “good news.” (Mt 4:23; 24:14; Mr 1:14) As used in the Bible, the gospel, or good news, refers to the message about the Kingdom of God ...
Tabernacle - Definition and Meaning | Bible Dictionary - JW.ORG
Tabernacle. A transportable tent of worship used by Israel after the Exodus from Egypt. It housed the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, which was representative of God’s presence, and served as a place of sacrifice and worship. It is also sometimes called “the tent of meeting.”.
Trumpet - Definition and Meaning | Bible Dictionary - JW.ORG
Trumpet. A wind instrument made of metal, used for signaling and for music. According to Numbers 10:2, Jehovah gave instructions for making two silver trumpets that would be used to sound specific signals for summoning the assembly, for breaking camp, or for proclaiming war. These likely were straight trumpets, unlike the curved “horns ...
Septuagint - Definition and Meaning | Bible Dictionary - JW.ORG
Translation was begun in Egypt in the third century B.C.E. and was completed in the following century. According to tradition, about 70 Jewish scholars embarked on the project—thus the designation Septuagint from the Latin Septuaginta, meaning “70.”. The translation is commonly referred to as LXX, the Roman numerals for 70.
Tartarus - Definition and Meaning | Bible Dictionary - JW.ORG
Tartarus. In the Christian Greek Scriptures, a prisonlike abased condition into which the disobedient angels of Noah’s day were cast. At 2 Peter 2:4, the use of the verb tar·ta·roʹo (to “cast into Tartarus”) does not signify that “the angels who sinned” were cast into the pagan mythological Tartarus (that is, an underground prison ...
Semitic (Semites) - Definition and Meaning | Bible Dictionary
Semitic. Refers to the peoples, languages, and cultures of the descendants of Noah’s son Shem, who are known as Semites.—. Ge 10:21-31. The early Semites included various Arabian tribes, as well as the Aramaeans (or, Syrians), the Assyrians, the early Chaldeans, the Elamites, the Hebrews, and others. They inhabited much of the southwestern ...
Holy; Holiness - Definition and Meaning | Bible Dictionary - JW.ORG
Define ‘holy’ or ‘holiness’ as used in the Bible. Locate examples of ‘holy’ or ‘holiness’ in Bible verses.
Brooke Foss Westcott | Bible Dictionary - JW.ORG
Westcott, Brooke Foss. (1825-1901) A British Bible scholar who in collaboration with Fenton J. A. Hort published The New Testament in the Original Greek in 1881. (See HORT, FENTON JOHN ANTHONY.) This work was one of the scholarly editions of the Greek text that the New World Bible Translation Committee consulted during the preparation of the ...