characteristic

σπιλάς, άδος, ἡ used metaph. in Jd 12. The interpretation depends on which of two possible mngs. is preferred:

① (s. DELG 1 σπίλο) a rocky hazard hidden by waves, a rock washed by the sea, a (hidden) reef (Hom. et al.; Nicander, Alex. 290; Philostrat., Imag. 2, 13 p. 359, 19; Sb 6160, 1; Jos., Bell. 3, 420). Acc. to the Etymol. Magnum it is characteristic of the σπιλάδες that they cannot be seen, and hence a ship can be wrecked on them before any danger is suspected (αἱ ὑπὸ θάλασσαν κεκρυμμέναι πέτραι; Diod S 3, 44, 4 σπιλάδας ἐνθαλάττους). This type of interpr. is preferred by deWette, Mayor, Wordsworth, Chase, Weymouth, and conditionally by HvSoden, Windisch, REB ‘danger’, NRSV (mg. ‘reefs’). In its favor is the sequence of unfavorable natural phenomena.

② (s. DELG 2 σπίλο) that which soils or discolors, spot, stain (Orpheus, Lithica 614 GHermann=620 Ch-ÉRuelle [1898]: the agate is said to be κατάστικτος σπιλάδεσσι=‘sprinkled w. spots’. Hesychius explains σπιλάδες in our pass. w. μεμιασμένοι. S. also the par. 2 Pt 2:13 s.v. σπίλος and B-D-F §45; Mlt-H. 360f) so Spitta et al., L-S-J-M., NRSV (text ‘blemishes’), and conditionally HvSoden, Windisch, et al.—AKnox, Σπιλάδες: JTS 14, 1913, 547–49; 16, 1915, 78 (dirty, foul wind); HJones, ibid. 23, 1922, 282f.—M-M. Spicq.

συμφορά, ᾶς, ἡ (συμφέρω) an unfortunate occurrence (in Gk. lit. it is a truism that heaven distributes both good and evil, and a happening or event can therefore be beneficial or unsalutary. The latter characteristic [contrast συμφέρω, σύμφορος, in a positive sense] increasingly became associated w. ς. [s. L-S-J-M s.v. ς. II 2]) misfortune, calamity, disaster (so in sg. and pl. Pind., Hdt.+). Pl. w. περιπτώσεις 1 Cl 1:1.—B. 1096. DELG s.v. φέρω p. 1190. M-M s.v. σύμφορο.

συνίστημι (Hom.+) Ro 3:5; 5:8; 16:1; 2 Cor 4:2 v.l.; 6:4 v.l.; 10:18b; Gal 2:18 v.l. Beside it συνιστάνω (Polyb. 4, 82, 5; 31, 29, 8; Jos., Bell. 1, 15, Ant. 6, 272.—Schweizer 177; Nachmanson 157; KDieterich, Untersuchungen 1898, 218; B-D-F §93; W-S. §14, 14; Rob. 315f) 2 Cor 3:1; 4:2; 6:4 v.l.; 10:12, 18a; Gal 2:18 and συνιστάω (Sb 4512, 77 [II B.C.] impf. συνίστων) 2 Cor 4:2 v.l.; 6:4 v.l.; 10:18a v.l.—1 aor. συνέστησα; 2 aor. συνέστην LXX; pf. συνέστηκα, ptc. συνεστηκώς (LXX) and συνεστώς; inf. συνεστάναι (Tat. 30, 1; Ath. 25, 3); 1 aor. mid. συνεστησάμην (s. Schwyzer I 758, 760); 1 aor. pass. ptc. συσταθείς. The basic semantic component refers to coherence or being in a state of close relationship.

A. transitive, act., pass., and mid.

① to bring together by gathering, unite, collect pass. of the water of the boundless sea συσταθὲν εἰς τὰς συναγωγάς collected in its gathering-places 1 Cl 20:6.

② to bring together as friends or in a trusting relationship by commending/recommending, present, introduce/recommend someone to someone else (X., Pla.; PHamb 27, 3; PHib 65, 3; POxy 292, 6; PGiss 71, 4 al.; 1 Macc 12:43; 2 Macc 4:24; 9:25; Jos., Ant. 16, 85; Just., D. 2, 1 θεῷ) τινά τινι (re)commend someone to someone (PSI 589, 14 [III B.C.] σύστησόν με Σώσῳ; PBrem 5, 7 [117–19 A.D.]) ὑμῖν Φοίβην Ro 16:1 (in a letter, as Chion, Ep. 8 ὅπως αὐτὸν συστήσαιμί σοι). Self-commendation (ἑαυτὸν/ἑαυτοὺς ς.) may be construed either as inappropriate 2 Cor 3:1; οὐ πάλιν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστάνομεν ὑμῖν 5:12; 10:12 (ἑαυτούς), 18a (ἑαυτόν); or as appropriate (ὡς θεοῦ διάκονοι) 6:4 (but s. 3 below). συνιστάνοντες ἑαυτοὺς πρὸς πᾶσαν συνείδησιν ἀνθρώπων we commend ourselves to every human conscience 4:2=to every person’s awareness of what is right (s. πρός w. acc. 3eβ as PMich 210, 4 [c. 200 A.D.]). (The juxtaposition of apparently contradictory approaches to self-commendation is true to Gr-Rom. perspectives: contrast Pind., O. 9, 38f ‘an untimely boast plays in tune with madness’ and O. 1, 115f in which the poet celebrates his own power of song. The subject of appropriate and inappropriate self-commendation is discussed at length by Plut., Mor. 539–47 [On Inoffensive Self-Praise]. τινά someone ὸ̔ν ὁ κύριος συνίστησιν 10:18b. Pass. συνίστασθαι ὑπό τινος be recommended by someone (Epict. 3, 23, 22; PPetr II 2, 4, 4 [III B.C.]) 12:11.

③ to provide evidence of a personal characteristic or claim through action, demonstrate, show, bring out τὶ someth. (Polyb. 4, 5, 6 εὔνοιαν) Ro 3:5. Cp. 2 Cor 6:4 (see comm. and 2 above). συνίστησιν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἀγάπην εἰς ἡμᾶς ὁ θεός 5:8. Difficult and perh. due to a damaged text (B-D-F §197) is the constr. w. acc. and inf. (cp. Diod S 14, 45, 4) συνεστήσατε ἑαυτοὺς ἁγνοὺς εἶναι τῷ πράγματι 2 Cor 7:11. W. a double acc. (Diod S 13, 91, 4; Sus 61 Theod.; Philo, Rer. Div. Her. 258 συνίστησιν αὐτὸν προφήτην [so in the mss.]; Jos., Ant. 7, 49) παραβάτην ἐμαυτὸν συνιστάνω I demonstrate that I am a wrongdoer Gal 2:18 (WMundle, ZNW 23, 1924, 152f).

④ to bring into existence in an organized manner, put together, constitute, establish, prepare, mid. τὶ someth. (Pla. et al.; Tat. 1, 2; pap) of God’s creative activity (Lucian, Hermot. 20 Ἥφαιστος ἄνθρωπον συνεστήσατο; En 101:6; Philo, Leg. All. 3, 10 θεὸν τὸν τὰ ὅλα συστησάμενον ἐκ μὴ ὄντων; Jos., Ant. 12, 22 τὸν ἅπαντα συστησάμενον θεόν) ἐν λόγῳ συνεστήσατο τὰ πάντα 1 Cl 27:4 (Herm. Wr. 1, 31 ἅγιος εἶ, ὁ λόγῳ συστησάμενος τὰ ὄντα).

B. intransitive, in our lit. the pres. mid. and pf. act.

① to stand in close association with, stand with/by (1 Km 17:26), perf. act. τινί someone Lk 9:32 (οἱ συνεστῶτες as Apollon. Paradox. 5).

② to be composed or compounded of various parts, consist, pres. mid., ἔκ τινος of someth. (Pla., X. et al.; Herm. Wr. 13, 2; Jos., Vi. 35; Ar. 4, 2; Ath. 8, 2, R. 25 p. 78, 9) ἡ μῆνις ἐκ τοσούτων κακῶν συνισταμένη Hm 5, 2, 4.

③ to come to be in a condition of coherence, continue, endure, exist, hold together, pres. mid. and perf. act. (EpArist 154 τὸ ζῆν διὰ τῆς τροφῆς συνεστάναι; Tat. 30, 1; Mel., P. 91, 681) γῆ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ διʼ ὕδατος συνεστῶσα 2 Pt 3:5 (mngs. 2 and 3 are prob. blended here and in the next pass.; s. also Philo, Plant. 6). τὰ πάντα ἐν αὐτῷ συνέστηκεν Col 1:17 (cp. Pla., Rep. 7, 530a, Tim. 61a; Ps.-Aristot. DeMundo 6, 2 ἐκ θεοῦ τὰ πάντα καὶ διὰ θεὸν συνέστηκεν; Philo, Rer. Div. Her. 58; PGM 4, 1769 τὰ πάντα συνέστηκεν; Ar. 1, 5 διʼ αὐτοῦ δὲ τὰ πάντα συνέστηκεν). SHanson, The Unity of the Church in the NT ’46, 112.—RWard, Aristotelian Terms in the NT: Baptist Quarterly 11, ’45, 398–403 (συνίστημι).—M-M. EDNT. TW.

σώφρων, ον, gen. ονος (σώφρων, φρήν, prim. ‘one of sound mind’) (Hom. et al.; ins, pap, 4 Macc, Test12Patr; JosAs 4:9; EpArist, Philo, Joseph., Just.; Tat. 10, 3) pert. to being in control of onself, prudent, thoughtful, self-controlled (the Hellenic model is avoidance of extremes and careful consideration for responsible action: Aristot., EN 3, 15, end ἐπιθυμεῖ ὁ σώφρων ὧν δεῖ καὶ ὡς δεῖ καὶ ὅτε=the prudent pers. is intent on the what, the how, and the when of doing what should be done; Aeschin., C. Ctesiph 170 of one moderate in lifestyle so as not to be tempted by bribes) w. πιστός 1 Cl 63:3; w. other virtues Tit 2:2. Being a characteristic of persons distinguished for public service, ς. appears in the list of qualifications for an ἐπίσκοπος 1 Ti 3:2 (used w. κόσμιος as Lysias 21, 19; Pla., Gorg. 508a; Menand., Sam. 344 S. [129 Kö.]; Lucian, Bis Accus. 17; IMagnMai 162, 6; cp. MAMA VIII, 412c, 5f ζήσαντα κοσμίω καὶ σωφρόνως); Tit 1:8 (w. δίκαιος as EpArist 125).—Esp. of women chaste, decent, modest (Menand., Fgm. 679 Kö.; Diod S 10, 20, 2. In ins on women’s graves: BCH 22, 1898, 496; 23, 1899, 301; 25, 1901, 88; IXanthos p. 149 no. 57, 5f; Philo; Jos., Ant. 18, 180.—Dssm., LO 267 [LAE 315]. S. σωφρονέω 2 and σωφροσύνη 2) Tit 2:5 (w. ἀγαθή as Jos., Ant. 6, 296).—ἡ σώφρων καὶ ἐπιεικὴς ἐν Χριστῷ εὐσέβεια 1 Cl 1:2.—B. 1213. DELG s.v. σῶς. M-M. TW. Spicq.

τέκνον, ου, τό (τίκτω ‘engender, bear’; Hom.+ ‘child’)

① an offspring of human parents, child

ⓐ without ref. to sex Mt 10:21a (on the complete dissolution of family ties s. Lucian, Cal. 1; GrBar 4:17; ApcEsdr 3:14 p. 27, 23 Tdf.; Just., A I, 27, 3f; Orig., C. Cels. 6, 43, 25 [Job’s children]); Mk 13:12a; Lk 1:7; Ac 7:5; Rv 12:4. Pl. Mt 7:11; 10:21b; 18:25; 19:29; 22:24 (=σπέρμα, cp. Dt 25:5f, but σπ. and τ. are contrasted Ro 9:7); Mk 13:12b; Lk 1:17; 14:26; 1 Cor 7:14 (on the baptism of children s. HWood, EncRelEth II 392ff; JLeipoldt, D. urchr. Taufe 1928, 73–78; AOepke, LIhmels Festschr. 1928, 84–100, ZNW 29, 1930, 81–111 [against him HWindisch, ZNW 28, 1929, 118–42]; JJeremias, Hat d. Urkirche d. Kindertaufe geübt? ’38; 2d ed. ’49; Die Kindert. in d. ersten 4 Jhdtn. ’58; revisited D. Anfänge d. Kindert. ’62; s. also ZNW 40, ’42, 243–45. KAl-and, D. Saülingst. im NT u. in d. alten Kirche ’62, 2d ed. ’63; Die Stellung d. Kinder in d. frühe christl. Gemeinden, und ihre Taufe ’67. KBarth, Z. kirchl. Lehre v. d. Taufe² ’43; D. Taufe als Begründung d. christlichen Lebens in Kirchliche Dogmatik IV, 4, ’67; for discussion of Barth’s views, s. EJüngel, K. Barths Lehre v. d. Taufe ’68; KViering (ed.), Zu K. Barth’s Lehre v. d. Taufe ’71; K. Aland, Taufe u. Kindertaufe ’71; HHubert, D. Streit um d. Kindertaufe, ’72. FFr̓vig, TTK 11, ’40, 124–31; EMolland, NorTT 43, ’42, 1–23; F-JLeenhardt, Le Baptème chrétien ’46; OCullmann, D. Tauflehre d. NT ’48; P-HMenoud, Verbum Caro 2, ’48, 15–26; HSchlier, TLZ 72, ’47, 321–26; GFleming, Baptism in the NT ’49; GBeasley-Murray, Baptism in the New Testament ’62; WKümmel, TRu 18, ’50, 32–47; GDelling, D. Taufe im NT ’63; EDinkler, Die Taufaussagen d. NT ’71 [in: KViering, s. above, 60–153]; JDidier, Le baptême des enfants ’59; HKraft, Texte z. Gesch. d. Taufe bes. d. Kindert. i. d. alten Kirche, Kl. T. no. 174, 2d ed. ’69); 2 Cor 12:14ab (simile); 1 Th 2:7 (simile), 11 (simile); 1 Ti 3:4, 12; 5:4 al. In the table of household duties (s. MDibelius Hdb. exc. after Col 4:1; KWeidinger, Die Haustafeln 1928) Eph 6:1 (τὰ τέκνα voc.), 4; Col 3:20 (τὰ τ. voc.), 21. In the case of φονεῖς τέκνων B 20:2; D 5:2, what follows shows that murders of their own children are meant.—The unborn fetus is also called τέκνον B 19:5; D 2:2 (like παιδίον: Hippocr., π. σαρκ. 6 vol. VIII 592 L. On Jesus’ attitude toward children, cp. JKalogerakos, Aristoteles’ Bild von der Frau: ΠΛΑΤΩΝ 46, ’94, 159–83, esp. p. 174 and notes [cp. Aristot., EN 1161b].).

ⓑ The sex of the child can be made clear by the context, son (Herodian 7, 10, 7; PGen 74, 1ff; PAmh 136, 1f; POxy 930, 18; Jos., Ant. 14, 196; Just., D. 56, 5; 134, 4) Mt 21:28a; Phil 2:22 (simile); Rv 12:5; GJs 22;3. The voc. τέκνον as an affectionate address to a son Mt 21:28b; Lk 2:48; 15:31. In a more general sense the pl. is used for

② descendants from a common ancestor, descendants, posterity Ῥαχὴλ κλαίουσα τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς Mt 2:18 (Jer 38:15).—27:25; Ac 2:39; 13:33. A rich man is addressed by his ancestor Abraham as τέκνον Lk 16:25. τὰ τέκνα τῆς σαρκός the physical descendants Ro 9:8a.

③ one who is dear to another but without genetic relationship and without distinction in age, child

ⓐ in the voc. gener. as a form of familiar address my child, my son (Herodian 1, 6, 4; ParJer 5:30; Achilles Tat. 8, 4, 3. Directed to fully grown persons, Vi. Aesopi G 60 P., where a peasant addresses Aesop in this way) Mt 9:2; Mk 2:5.

ⓑ of a spiritual child in relation to master, apostle, or teacher (PGM 4, 475.—Eunap. p. 70 the sophist applies this term to his students) 2 Ti 1:2; Phlm 10. τέκνον ἐν κυρίῳ 1 Cor 4:17. τέκ. ἐν πίστει 1 Ti 1:2. τέκ. κατὰ κοινὴν πίστιν Tit 1:4. Pl. 1 Cor 4:14; 2 Cor 6:13; 3J 4. In direct address (voc.): sing. (on dir. address in the sing. cp. Sir 2:1 and oft.; Herm. Wr. 13, 2ab; PGM 13, 226; 233; 742; 755.—S. also Norden, Agn. Th. 290f; Boll 138f): 1 Ti 1:18; 2 Ti 2:1; D 3:1, 3–6; 4:1. Pl.: Mk 10:24; B 15:4.—1 Cl 22:1 understands the τέκνα of Ps 33:12 as a word of Christ to Christians. Cp. B 9:3. The address in Gal 4:19 is intended metaphorically for children for whom Paul is once more undergoing the pains of childbirth.—The adherents of false teachers are also called their τέκνα Rv 2:23.

ⓒ of the members of a congregation 2J 1; 4; 13. In Hermas the venerable lady, who embodies the Christian communities, addresses the believers as τέκνα Hv 3, 9, 1. In Gal 4:31 οὐκ ἐσμὲν παιδίσκης τέκνα ἀλλὰ τῆς ἐλευθέρας posts a dramatic image = ‘we belong not to a community dependent on the rules of Sinai, but to one that adheres to the promises made to Abraham’.

④ one who has the characteristics of another being, child

ⓐ of those who exhibit virtues of ancient worthies: children of Abraham Mt 3:9; Lk 3:8; J 8:39; Ro 9:7. True Christian women are children of Sarah 1 Pt 3:6.

ⓑ of those who exhibit characteristics of transcendent entities: the believers are (τὰ) τέκνα (τοῦ) θεοῦ (cp. Is 63:8; Wsd 16:21; SibOr 5, 202; Just., D. 123, 9; 124, 1. On the subj. matter s. HHoltzmann, Ntl. Theologie I² 1911, 54; Bousset, Rel.³ 377f; ADieterich, Mithrasliturgie 1903, 141ff; Hdb. on J 1:12; WGrundmann, Die Gotteskindschaft in d. Gesch. Jesu u. ihre relgesch. Voraussetzungen ’38; WTwisselmann, D. Gotteskindsch. der Christen nach dem NT ’39; SLegasse, Jésus et L’enfant [synopt.], ’69), in Paul as those adopted by God Ro 8:16f, 21; 9:7, 8b (opp. σπέρμα); Phil 2:15, s. also Eph 5:1; in John as those begotten by God J 1:12; 11:52; 1J 3:1f, 10a; 5:2. Corresp. τὰ τέκνα τοῦ διαβόλου 1J 3:10b (on this subj. s. Hdb. on J 8:44).—Cp. Ac 17:28, where the idea of kinship w. deity is complex because of semantic components not shared by polytheists and those within Israelite tradition.—Cp. 6 below.

⑤ inhabitants of a city, children, an Hebraistic expression (Rdm.² p. 28; Mlt-H. 441; s. Jo 2:23; Zech 9:13; Bar 4:19, 21, 25 al.; 1 Macc 1:38; PsSol 11:2) Mt 23:37; Lk 13:34; 19:44; Gal 4:25.

⑥ a class of persons with a specific characteristic, children of. τ. is used w. abstract terms (for this Hebraism s. prec.; ἀνάγκης, ἀγνοίας Just., A I, 61, 10) τέκνα ἀγάπης B 9:7; ἀγ. καὶ εἰρήνης 21:9 (ἀγάπη 1bα). εὐφροσύνης 7:1 (s. εὐφροσύνη). δικαιοσύνης AcPlCor 2:19. κατάρας 2 Pt 2:14 (s. κατάρα). ὀργῆς Eph 2:3; AcPlCor 2:19. ὑπακοῆς 1 Pt 1:14. φωτός Eph 5:8; cp. IPhld 2:1. On the ‘children of wisdom’, i.e. those who attach themselves to her and let themselves be led by her Mt 11:19 v.l.; Lk 7:35 s. δικαιόω 2bα. Cp. 4b above.—Billerbeck I 219f, 371–74; BHHW II 947–49; III 1935–37.—DELG s.v. τίκτω. Frisk. M-M. EDNT. TW. Sv.

φιλάγαθος, ον (Aristot., Magn. Mor. 2, 14, 1212b, 18 φιλάγαθος οὐ φίλαυτος; Polyb. 6, 53, 9; Plut., Mor. 140c, Rom. 30, 7; Vett. Val. 104, 7; ins; Mitt-Wilck. I/2, 20 II, 11 [II A.D.]; POxy 33 [II A.D.]; Cat. Cod. Astr. XII 178, 18; 183, 3; Wsd 7:22; EpArist; Philo, Mos. 2, 9; as subst. PByz 6, 72) loving what is good (in the Gr-Rom. world a characteristic of an esp. respected and responsible citizen) Tit 1:8 (cp. the noun φιλαγαθία SB 8267, 44 w. ἀρετή; ISmyrnaMcCabe.0003, 5).—M-M. TW. Spicq.

φύσις, εως, ἡ (φύω; Hom.+)

① condition or circumstance as determined by birth, natural endowment/condition, nature, esp. as inherited fr. one’s ancestors, in contrast to status or characteristics that are acquired after birth (Isocr. 4, 105 φύσει πολίτης; Isaeus 6, 28 φύσει υἱός; Pla., Menex. 245d φύσει βάρβαροι, νόμῳ Ἕλληνες; Just., A I, 1, 1 Καίσαρος φύσει υἱῷ; SIG 720, 3; OGI 472, 4; 558, 6 al.; PFay 19, 11.—Theoph. Ant. 1, 13 [p. 86, 16]) ἡμεῖς φύσει Ἰουδαῖοι Gal 2:15 (cp. Ptolemaeus, Περὶ Ἡρῴδου τ. βασιλέως: no. 199 Jac. [I A.D.] Ἰουδαῖοι … ἐξ ἀρχῆς φυσικοί; Jos., Ant. 7, 130; φύσει Λιμναίου IK XXXVII, 15, 3 of the birth daughter of L. in contrast to her adoptive relationship w. one named Arsas). ἡ ἐκ φύσεως ἀκροβυστία the uncircumcision that is so by nature (a ref. to non-Israelites, who lack the moral cultivation of those who are circumcised and yet ‘observe the upright requirements of the law’ [Ro 2:26]. Israelites who violate their responsibilities to God, despite their privileged position indicated by receipt of circumcision and special revelation, run the risk of placing themselves in the condition of the uncircumcised) Ro 2:27. ἤμεθα τέκνα φύσει ὀργῆς we were, in our natural condition (as descendants of Adam), subject to (God’s) wrath Eph 2:3 (the position of φύσει betw. the two words as Plut., Mor. 701a; DTurner, Grace Theological Journal 1, ’80, 195–219). The Christians of Tralles have a blameless disposition οὐ κατὰ χρῆσιν, ἀλλὰ κατὰ φύσιν not from habit, but by nature ITr 1:1 (here the contrast is between perfunctory virtue and spontaneous or instinctive behavior; Pindar sim. extolled the virtues of athletes who, in contrast to those w. mere acquired learning, reflected their ancestral breeding for excellence: O. 7, 90–92; P. 10, 11–14; N. 3, 40–42; 6, 8–16). οἱ κατὰ φύσιν κλάδοι the natural branches Ro 11:21, 24c. ἡ κατὰ φύσιν ἀγριέλαιος a tree which by nature is a wild olive vs. 24a; opp. παρὰ φύσιν contrary to nature vs. 24b; s. lit. s.v. ἀγριέλαιος and ἐλαία 1. On κατὰ and παρὰ φύσιν s. MPohlenz, Die Stoa I ’48, 488c.

② the natural character of an entity, natural characteristic/disposition (χρυσὸς … τὴν ἰδίαν φ. διαφυλάττει Iren. 1, 6, 2 [Harv. I 55, 2]; Hippol., Ref. 5, 8, 12) ἡ φύσις ἡ ἀνθρωπίνη human nature (Pla., Tht. 149b, Tim. 90c; Aristot. 1286b, 27; Epict. 2, 20, 18; Philo, Ebr. 166 al.; Aelian, VH 8, 11 τῶν ἀνθρώπων φύσις θνητή; TestJob 3:3 ἡ ἀνθρωπίνη φ.; Orig., C. Cels. 1, 52, 13; Just., A II, 6, 3 τῇ φύσει τῶν ἀνθρώπων) Js 3:7b (unless the sense should be humankind, s. 4 below). Euphemistically: παρθένος ἐγέννησεν, ἃ οὐ χωρεῖ ἡ φύσις αὐτῆς while remaining a virgin, a virgin has had a child or a virgin has given birth, something that does not accord w. her natural condition (as a virgin) GJs 19:3. τὸ ἀδύνατον τῆς ἡμετέρας φύσεως the weakness of our nature Dg 9:6. θείας κοινωνοὶ φύσεως sharers in the divine nature 2 Pt 1:4 (cp. ὅσοι φύσεως κοινωνοῦντες ἀνθρω[πίν]ης IReisenKN, p. 371, 46f; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 232 θείας μετεσχηκέναι φύσεως; Himerius, Or. 48 [=Or. 14], 26 of Dionysus: πρὶν εἰς θεῶν φύσιν ἐλθεῖν=before he attained to the nature of the gods; Ar. 13, 5 μία φ. τῶν θεῶν. Difft. AWolters, Calvin Theological Journal 25, ’90, 28–44 ‘partners of the Deity’).—Also specif. of sexual characteristics (Diod S 16, 26, 6 originally παρθένοι prophesied in Delphi διὰ τὸ τῆς φύσεως ἀδιάφθορον=because their sexuality was uncorrupted. φύσις of sex and its change Dicaearchus, Fgm. 37 W.; ἑρμαφροδίτου φ. Iren. 1, 11, 5 [Harv. I 108, 8]. Obviously φ. also has the concrete mng. ‘sex organ’: Nicander, Fgm. 107; Diod S 32, 10, 7 φ. ἄρρενος corresponding to φ. θηλείας following immediately; Anton. Lib. 41, 5; Phlegon: 257 Fgm. 36, 2, 1 Jac.). In the context of Mary’s virginal delivery ἐραυνήσω τὴν φύσιν αὐτῆς= I will examine whether she remains a virgin GJs 19:3b; 20:1 (where Tdf. with codd. reads ἔβαλε Σαλώμη τὸν δάκτυλον αὐτῆς εἰς τὴν φύσιν αὐτῆς [cp. J 20:25]). The hyena παρʼ ἐνιαυτὸν ἀλλάσσει τὴν φύσιν changes its nature every year, fr. male to female and vice versa B 10:7 (s. ὕαινα). Polytheists worship τοῖς φύσει μὴ οὖσιν θεοῖς beings that are by nature no gods at all Gal 4:8 (s. CLanger, Euhemeros u. die Theorie der φύσει u. θέσει θεοί: Αγγελος II 1926, 53–59; Mel., P. 8, 58 φύσει θεὸς ὢν καὶ ἄνθρωπος; Synes., Prov. 1, 9 p. 97c τοῖς φύσει θεοῖς; Diod S 3, 9, 1 differentiates between two kinds of gods: some αἰώνιον ἔχειν κ. ἄφθαρτον τὴν φύσιν, others θνητῆς φύσεως κεκοινωνηκέναι κ. διʼ ἀρετὴν … τετευχέναι τιμῶν ἀθανάτων=some ‘have an everlasting and incorruptible nature’, others ‘share mortal nature and then, because of their personal excellence, … attain immortal honors’).—ὅταν ἔθνη φύσει τὰ τοῦ νόμου ποιῶσιν when gentiles spontaneously (i.e. without extraneous legal instruction; cp. the prophetic ideal Jer 31:32–34) fulfill the demands of the (Mosaic) law Ro 2:14 (s. WMundle, Theol. Blätter 13, ’34, 249–56 [the gentile as Christian under direction of the πνεῦμα]; difft. s. 3 below).

③ the regular or established order of things, nature (Ar. 4, 2 κατὰ ἀπαραίτητον φύσεως ἀνάγκην=in accordance with the non-negotiable order of things; Ath. 3, 1 νόμῳ φύσεως) μετήλλαξαν τὴν φυσικὴν χρῆσιν εἰς τὴν παρὰ φύσιν they exchanged the natural function for one contrary to nature Ro 1:26 (Diod S 32, 11, 1 παρὰ φύσιν ὁμιλία; Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 109 §511; Athen. 13, 605d οἱ παρὰ φύσιν τῇ Ἀφροδίτῃ χρώμενοι=those who indulge in Aphrodite contrary to nature; TestNapht 3:4; Philo, Spec. Leg. 3, 39 ὁ παιδεραστὴς τὴν παρὰ φύσιν ἡδονὴν διώκει=a lover of boys pursues unnatural pleasure; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 273; Tat. 3:4; Ath. 26, 2; on φ. as definer of order s. JKube, ΤΕΧΝΗ und ΑΡΕΤΗ ’69, esp. 44–46; on relation to κτίσι in Paul, s. OWischmeyer, ZTK 93, ’96, 352–75). ὅταν ἔθνη φύσει τὰ τοῦ νόμου ποιῶσιν when gentiles fulfil the law’s demands by following the natural order (of things) Ro 2:14 (cp. Ltzm., Hdb., exc. on Ro 2:14–16; but s. 2 above). ἡ φύσις διδάσκει ὑμᾶς 1 Cor 11:14 (Epict. 1, 16, 9f; Plut., Mor. 478d; Synes., Calv. [Baldhead] 14 p. 78c φύσις as well as νόμος prescribes long hair for women, short hair for men.—Ltzm., Hdb. ad loc.). τὸ ὄνομα, ὸ̔ κέκτησθε φύσει δικαίᾳ the name which you bear because of a just natural order IEph 1:1 (s. Hdb. ad loc.—τῇ φ. τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἀνώφορόν ἐστιν Did., Gen. 21, 5.—JKleist, transl. ’46, 119 n. 2 suggests ‘natural disposition’).—RGrant, Miracle and Natural Law ’52, 4–18.

④ an entity as a product of nature, natural being, creature (X., Cyr. 6, 2, 29 πᾶσα φύσις=every creature; 3 Macc 3:29.—Diod S 2, 49, 4 plants are called φύσεις καρποφοροῦσαι; 3, 6, 2 θνητὴ φ.= a mortal creature. Ps.-Callisth. 1, 10, 1 ἀνθρωπίνη φ. = a human creature. It can also mean species [X. et al.; 4 Macc 1:20; Philo] and then at times disappear in translation: Ps.-Pla, Epin. 948d ἡ τῶν ἄστρων φύσις=the stars; X., Lac. 3, 4 ἡ τῶν θηλειῶν φύσις=the women; Aristot., Part. An. 1, 5 περὶ τῆς ζῳϊκῆς φ.=on animals) πᾶσα φύσις θηρίων κτλ. Js 3:7a. Also prob. ἡ φ. ἡ ἀνθρωπίνη humankind 3:7b; s. 2 above.—Kl. Pauly IV 841–44 (lit.).—DELG s.v. φύομαι C 6. M-M. EDNT. TW. Sv.

χαρακτήρ, ῆρος, ὁ (fr. χαράσσω ‘engrave’ via χάραγμα; Aeschyl., Hdt.+; ins, pap, LXX; TestSol 11:6; TestSim 5:4 [‘copy’, of the Book of Enoch]; ApcSed 7:4; EpArist; Philo; Jos., Ant. 13, 322; Just.; Tat. 17, 2 [in the two last, of letters of the alphabet]; loanw. in rabb.).

① a mark or impression placed on an object

ⓐ of coinage impress, reproduction, representation (Eur., El. 559; Aristot., Pol. 1, 6, Oec. 2; Diod S 17, 66, 2; OGI 339, 45; in imagery Polyb. 18, 34, 7; Philo, Plant. 18) in imagery IMg 5:2ab.

ⓑ of a distinguishing mark trademark τὸ κεφαλοδέσμιον … χαρακτῆρα ἔχει βασιλικόν the headpiece bears a royal trademark (i.e. the logo of a manufacturer for the imperial establishment; s. deStrycker ad loc. and AJohnson, Roman Egypt to the Reign of Diocletian ’36, 332–33; 626–27) GJs 2:2. S. 3 below.

② someth. produced as a representation, reproduction, representation, fig., of God ἄνθρωπον ἔπλασεν τῆς ἑαυτοῦ εἰκόνος χαρακτῆρα (God) formed a human being as reproduction of his own identity/reality (s. εἰκών 2) 1 Cl 33:4 (cp. OGI 383, 60 of a picture χ. μορφῆς ἐμῆς; 404, 25; Philo, Det. Pot. Ins. 83 calls the soul τύπον τινὰ καὶ χαρακτῆρα θείας δυνάμεως). Christ is χαρ. τῆς ὑποστάσεως αὐτοῦ an exact representation of (God’s) real being Hb 1:3 (ὑπόστασις 1a).

③ characteristic trait or manner, distinctive mark (Hdt. et al.; Diod S 1, 91, 7; Dionys. Hal., Ad Pomp. 3, 16; 2 Macc 4:10) ἐν ἀποστολικῷ χαρακτῆρι in apostolic fashion of an epistolary greeting ITr ins; cp. 1b above.

④ an impression that is made, outward aspect, outward appearance, form (ApcSed 7:4 ὁ δὲ ἥλιος καὶ Ἀδάμ, μίαν χαρακτῆρα ἦσαν perh. read without the comma: ‘Now, the sun and Adam were alike in appearance’, in contrast to Eve who was more brightly beautiful than the moon) εὐειδέσταται τῷ χαρακτῆρι exceptionally beautiful in appearance Hs 9, 9, 5.—JGeffcken, Character: ET 21, 1910, 426f; AKörte, Her 64, 1929, 69–86 (semantic history).—DELG s.v. χαράσσω II 4. M-M. TW. Sv.

χράομαι (χρή) mid. dep. pres. 2 sg. χρᾶσαι (B-D-F §87), ind. and subj. 3 sg. χρῆται IRo 9:1; 1 Ti 1:8 (B-D-F §88); impf. ἐχρώμην; fut. χρήσομαι LXX; 1 aor. ἐχρησάμην; pf. κέχρημαι (Mlt-H. 200) (Hom.+) ‘use’, a common multivalent term.

① make use of, employ

ⓐ w. dat. τινί someth. (Appian, Bell. Civ. 4, 102 §427f θαλάσσῃ; Wsd 2:6; 13:18; 4 Macc 9:2; GrBar 6:12; Demetr.: 722 Fgm. 5 Jac.; Philo, Aet. M. 70; 71; Jos., Bell. 3, 341; Just., A I, 14, 2, D. 57, 2; Tat. 12, 5.—B-D-F §193, 5; Rob. 532f) βοηθείαις ἐχρῶντο Ac 27:17 (s. βοήθεια 2).—1 Cor 7:31 v.l.; 9:12, 15; 1 Ti 5:23 (οἶνος 1); 2 Cl 6:5; Dg 6:5; 12:3 (ᾗ μὴ καθαρῶς χρησάμενοι not using it in purity); ITr 6:1; IPhld 4; Hs 9, 16, 4 (of the use of a seal as PHib 72, 16 [III B.C.]). διαλέκτῳ use a language Dg 5:2. Of law (Trag., Hdt. et al.; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 125) τοῖς νόμοις live in accordance with the laws (Jos., Ant. 16, 27; Ath. 1, 1) Hs 1:3f; cp. 6. ἐάν τις αὐτῷ (=τῷ νόμῳ) νομίμως χρῆται 1 Ti 1:8. προφήταις χρῆσθαι appeal to the prophets AcPlCor 1:10. A dat. is to be supplied w. μᾶλλον χρῆσαι make the most of, take advantage of 1 Cor 7:21, either τῇ δουλείᾳ (so the Peshitta, Chrysostom, Theodoret, and many modern interpreters and translators, among the latter, 20th Century, Goodsp., NRSV; s. also HBellen, Ac 6, ’63, 177–80) or τῇ ἐλευθερίᾳ (so Erasmus, Luther, Calvin, FGodet, Lghtf., Zahn, Moffatt, RSV, NRSV mg., REB); s. μᾶλλον 2a.—If μ. χ. is construed without an implied dat., the phrase can be understood in the sense be all the more useful, work all the harder (cp. Vi. Aesopi G 17 P. on the theme of dedication to a task) i.e. as a freedperson be as industrious as a slave. (On this subj.: TZahn, Sklaverei u. Christentum in d. alten Welt [1879]: Skizzen aus dem Leben d. alten Kirche² 1898, 116–59; EvDobschütz, Sklaverei u. Christent.: RE³ XVIII 423–33; XXIV 521; JvWalter, Die Sklaverei im NT 1914; FKiefl, Die Theorien des modernen Sozialismus über den Ursprung d. Christentums, Zugleich ein Komm. zu 1 Cor 7:21, 1915, esp. p. 56–109; JWeiss, Das Urchristentum 1917, 456–60; ASteinmann, Zur Geschichte der Auslegung v. 1 Cor 7:21: ThRev 16, 1918, 341–48; AJuncker, D. Ethik des Ap. Pls II 1919, 175–81; JKoopmans, De Servitute Antiqua et Rel. Christ., diss. Amsterdam 1920, 119ff; ELohmeyer, Soz. Fragen im Urchrist. 1921; FGrosheide, Exegetica [1 Cor 7:21]: GereformTT 24, 1924, 298–302; HGreeven [s.v. πλοῦτος 1]; MEnslin, The Ethics of Paul 1930, 205–10; WWestermann, Enslaved Persons Who Are Free, AJP 59, ’38, 1–30; HGülzow, Christent. u. Sklaverei [to 300 A.D.], ’69, 177–81; SBartchy, MALLON CHRESAI, ’73=SBLDS 11, ’85; TWiedmann, Greek and Roman Slavery ’81; COsiek, Slavery in the Second Testament World: BTB 22, ’92, 174–79 [lit.]; JHarril, The Manumission of Slaves in Early Christianity ’95, esp. 68–128. On slavery in antiquity gener.: WWestermann, Pauly-W. Suppl. VI ’35, 894–1068, The Slave Systems of Gk. and Rom. Antiquity, ’55; WKristensen, De antieke opvatting van dienstbaarheid ’34; MPohlenz, D. hellen. Mensch ’47, 387–96; Kl. Pauly V 230–34; BHHW III 1814f; MFinley, Slavery in Classical Antiquity ’60; KBradley, The Problem of Slavery in Classical Culture: ClPh 92, ’97, 273–82 [lit.]; PGarnsey, Ideas of Slavery from Aristotle to Augustine ’96.) τινὶ εἴς τι use someth. for someth. (Oenomaus in Eus., PE 5, 33, 14; Simplicius In Epict. p. 27, 52 Düb.; cp. Tat. 17, 4 πρὸς τὸ κακοποιεῖν) Hv 3, 2, 8. σὺ αὐτὸς χρᾶσαι ἐκ τῶν αὐτῶν λίθων you yourself function as one from these same stones 3, 6, 7 (s. app. in Whittaker and Joly; for lit. s. Leutzsch, Hermas 418 n. 355).—W. a double dat. (Trag. et al.) σχοινίῳ χρώμενοι τῷ πνεύματι using as a rope the Holy Spirit IEph 9:1. W. double dat. of pers. (Jos., C. Ap. 1, 227; Just., D. 7, 1; Tat. 36, 1; Ath. 32, 1) of the Syrian ἐκκλησία, which ποιμένι τῷ θεῷ χρῆται resorts to God as shepherd IRo 9:1.

ⓑ w. acc. (X., Ages. 11, 11; Ps.-Aristot., Oecon. 2, 22, 1350a, 7 χρ. τὰ τέλη εἰς διοίκησιν τῆς πόλεως; Ael. Aristid. 13 p. 162 D.; SIG 1170, 27 ἄνηθον μετʼ ἐλαίου χρ.; PTebt 273, 28 ὕδωρ χρ.; Wsd 7:14 v.l.; 2 Macc 4:19.—B-D-F §152, 4; Rob. 476) τὸν κόσμον 1 Cor 7:31 (cp. Simplicius In Epict. p. 29, 30 Düb. τὸ τοῖς μὴ ἐφʼ ἡμῖν ὡς ἐφʼ ἡμῖν οὖσι κεχρῆσθαι=to use that which is not in our power as if it were in our power; s. also MDibelius, Urchristentum u. Kultur 1928).

② act, proceed (Hdt. et al.; POxy 474, 38 et al.) w. dat. of characteristic shown (Aelian, VH 2, 15; Jos., Ant. 10, 25; Just., D. 79, 2; Tat. 40, 1; Mel., HE 4, 26, 13) τῇ ἐλαφρίᾳ 2 Cor 1:17. πολλῇ παρρησίᾳ 3:12. ὑποταγῇ 1 Cl 37:5.—W. adv. (PMagd 6, 12 [III B.C.] et al.) ἀποτόμως 2 Cor 13:10.

③ treat a person in a certain way, w. dat. of pers. and an adv. (X., Mem. 1, 2, 48 φίλοις καλῶς χρ.; OGI 51, 8 [III B.C.] τοῖς τεχνίταις φιλανθρώπως χρῆται; PPetr III, 115, 8 [III B.C.] πικρῶς σοι ἐχρήσατο; POxy 745, 6; Esth 2:9; TestJob 20:3 ὡς ἐβούλετο; Jos., Ant. 2, 315, C. Ap. 1, 153 φιλανθρώπως; Just., A I, 27, 1 αἰσχρῶς) φιλανθρώπως ὁ Ἱούλιος τῷ Παύλῳ χρησάμενος; cp. Hs 5, 2, 10.—DELG s.v. χράομαι p. 1274. M-M. EDNT.

ψεῦδος, ους, τό (Hom.+; SIG 1268, 27; Mitt-Wilck. I/2, 110 A, 18 [110 B.C.]; LXX, En, Test12Patr; ParJer 4:5; EpArist; Philo; Jos., Vi. 336; Mel., HE 4, 26, 9; Ath., R. 1 p. 48, 4 al.) a lie, falsehood. Gener. (opp. ἀλήθεια, as Pla., Hippias Minor 370e; Plut., Mor. 16a; EpArist 206; Philo; TestDan 1:3; 2:1 al.) ἀποθέμενοι τὸ ψεῦδος λαλεῖτε ἀλήθειαν Eph 4:25; cp. D 5:2; B 20:2 (here the v.l. pl. ψεύδη). In a catalogue of vices Hm 8:5; cp. Hs 9, 15, 3 (personified). The sing. used collectively τὸ ψεῦδος lies, lying (opp. ἀληθές) m 3:3; but 3:5 pl. ψεύδη.—Of God (ἀληθινὸς καὶ) οὐδὲν παρʼ αὐτῷ ψεῦδος 3:1. In contrast, lying is characteristic of the devil J 8:44 (cp. Porphyr., Abst. 2, 42 of evil divinities: τὸ ψεῦδος τούτοις οἰκεῖον=lying is their habit). For this transcendently conceived contrast betw. ψεῦδος and ἀλήθεια cp. 2 Th 2:11 (12); 1J 2:21, 27. It is said of polytheists that μετήλλαξαν τὴν ἀλήθειαν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ψεύδει (s. μεταλλάσσω and cp. for the use of ψεῦδος as abstract for concrete Jer 3:10; 13:25) Ro 1:25. But of the 144,000 sealed ones of Rv ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν οὐχ εὑρέθη ψεῦδος 14:5. The Lawless One appears w. τέρατα ψεύδους deceptive wonders 2 Th 2:9. ποιεῖν ψεῦδος practice (the things that go with) falsehood Rv 21:27; 22:15.—WLuther, ‘Wahrheit u. Lüge’ im ältesten Griechentum ’35.—B. 1170. DELG. M-M. TW. Sv.

ψυχικός, ή, όν (ψυχή; in var. mngs. Diocles, Aristot. et al.; Ptolem., Apotel. 3, 14, 1 [opp. σωματικος]; SIG 656, 20 [166 B.C.]; 4 Macc 1:32; Philo; Jos., Bell. 1, 430; Just., D. 30, 1; Tat.; Ath. 23, 2 [Thales]) ‘of the soul/life’, in our lit. pert. to the life of the natural world and whatever belongs to it, in contrast to the realm of experience whose central characteristic is πνεῦμα, natural, unspiritual, worldly (cp. PGM 4, 524f and 510=Rtzst., Mysterienrel.³ 175f lines 28 and 20, where the ἀνθρωπίνη ψυχικὴ δύναμις is contrasted w. the ἱερὸν πνεῦμα. On this s. πνευματικός 2aγ; also β and PGM 4, 725; Herm. Wr. 9, 9; Iambl., Myst. 6, 6 P.: the ἀνθρωπίνη ψυχή in contrast to the gods and to γνῶσις; Orig., C. Cels. 4, 57, 14).

ⓐ adj. ψυχικὸς ἄνθρωπος (Hippol., Ref. 5, 27, 3) an unspiritual pers., one who merely functions bodily, without being touched by the Spirit of God 1 Cor 2:14. σῶμα ψυχ. a physical body 15:44ab. The wisdom that does not come fr. above is called ἐπίγειος, ψυχική ( unspiritual), δαιμονιώδης Js 3:15.

ⓑ subst.

α. τὸ ψυχικόν the physical in contrast to τὸ πνευματικόν (cp. Iren. 1, 5, 1 [Harv. I 42, 1]) 1 Cor 15:46.

β. Jd 19 calls the teachers of error ψυχικοί, πνεῦμα μὴ ἔχοντες worldly (lit. ‘psychic’) people, who do not have the Spirit, thereby taking over the terminology of gnostic (on ‘psychic’ and ‘pneumatic’ people in gnostic thinking s. AHilgenfeld, Die Ketzergeschichte des Urchristentums 1884, index) opponents, but applying to gnostics the epithets that they used of orthodox Christians.—DELG s.v. ψυχή. M-M. TW. Sv.

ἀγαθωσύνη, ης, ἡ (LXX; TestAbr A 1 p. 78, 4 [Stone p. 4]; Thom. Mag. p. 391, 12; for the formation s. W-S §16b note 14; Rob. 201) as human characteristic (2 Ch 24:16; Ps 51:5; TestAbr A 1; Hippol. Ref. 4, 15, 5; Physiogn. II 342, 17 ἀγαθοσύνη) positive moral quality characterized esp. by interest in the welfare of others.

ⓐ in gener. goodness Ro 15:14; Eph 5:9; 2 Th 1:11.

ⓑ generosity Gal 5:22. Of God (2 Esdr 19:25, 35) ἀ. τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν B 2:9.—M-M. TW. Spicq.

ἀνάγκη, ης, ἡ (Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX, En; PsSol 5:6; TestJob 12:3; TestJos 2:4; ApcSed 10:4; ApcMos 25; Philo, Joseph., Ar., Just.; Mel. Fgm. 6, 5; Ath.) never in NT in the exceptional sense of ‘fate’ (e.g. Eur., Ph. 1000).

① necessity or constraint as inherent in the nature of things, necessity, pressure of any kind, a divine dispensation, some hoped-for advantage, custom, duty, etc. (Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 17 §68 ἀ. νόμων; Musaeus 289 of love; Crates p. 54, 15 al. Malherbe; SibOr 3, 101; 296; Just., D. 44, 11) ἄνευ ζυγοῦ ἀνάγκης without the yoke of necessity B 2:6. ἀνάγκη (sc. ἐστὶν) it is necessary, inevitable, one must w. inf., or acc. and inf. (Hdt. 2, 35; SIG 888, 79; BGU 665 II, 16; Just., A I, 21, 4 al.; Ath. 17, 1 al.; Did., Gen. 104, 29) ἀ. (ἐστὶν [v.l.]) ἐλθεῖν τὰ σκάνδαλα temptations must come Mt 18:7. διὸ ἀ. (sc. ἐστὶν) therefore it is nec. (for you) to be subject Ro 13:5. θάνατον ἀ. (sc. ἐστὶν) φέρεσθαι τοῦ διαθεμένου the death of the testator must be announced Hb 9:16; cp. vs. 23. W. ἐστί and without inf. εἰ ἀ. ἐστί Hs 9, 9, 3. ἐὰν ᾖ ἀ. D 12:2—ἀ. ἔχω w. inf. (Plut., Cato Min. 24, 6; Jos., Ant. 16, 290, Vi. 171 et al.; TestJob 10:3; 12:3 al.; POxy 1061, 4 [22 B.C.]; PFlor 278 IV, 23; cp. New Docs 1, 45) I must ἰδεῖν αὐτόν Lk 14:18; ἀπολύειν 23:16 [17] v.l; γράψαι ὑμῖν Jd 3; θυσίας ἀναφέρειν Hb 7:27; αἰτεῖσθαι Hs 5, 4, 5; ἐρωτᾶν 9, 14, 4; cp. 9, 16, 2. Without inf. μὴ ἔχων ἀ. 1 Cor 7:37.—ἀ. μοι ἐπίκειται (Il. 6, 458) I am under obligation 9:16.—W. prep. ἐξ ἀνάγκης under pressure (Trag., Thu.; Epict. 2, 20, 1; Jos., Bell. 5, 568; Ath., R. 66, 17; Did., Gen. 75, 21; POxy 237 IV, 33; PIand 19, 1) 2 Cor 9:7; necessarily (logically) (Diod S 1, 80, 3; Dio Chrys. 21 [38], 31; 34; Philo, Aet. M. 21; 52) Hb 7:12; Hs 7:3. For this pleonastically δεῖ ἐξ ἀ. m 6, 2, 8; Hs 9, 9, 2. ὡς κατὰ ἀνάγκην (opp. κατὰ ἑκούσιον) as it were, by pressure Phlm 14 (cp. X., Cyr. 4, 3, 7; Artem. 5, 23; EpArist 104; 2 Macc 15:2; Jos., Ant. 3, 223; Ar.; Just., A I, 30, 1; Ath. 24, 2; PCairMasp 66, 2).

② a state of distress or trouble, distress, calamity, pressure (characteristic of later Gk.: Diod S 10, 4, 6 [mortal danger]; Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 40 §167 ἐσχάτη ἀ.; LXX; Jos., Bell. 5, 571; Ant. 2, 67. So as loanw. in rabb.) of distress in the last days ἀ. μεγάλη Lk 21:23. ἡ ἐνεστῶσα ἀ. the present distress 1 Cor 7:26 (the expr. ‘present distress’ is found in Epict. 3, 26, 7; 3 Macc 1:16 v.l. and PGM 4, 526f. In Antiphon 6, 25 the present coercion is called ἡ παροῦσα ἀνάγκη.—See KBenz, TGl 10, 1918, 388ff; PTischleder, ibid. 12, 1920, 225ff). W. θλῖψις (like Job 15:24) 1 Th 3:7. Pl. pressures (Antiphon 6, 25; Herodas 5, 59; Diod S 4, 43, 5; 10, 17, 1; SIG 521, 23 [III B.C.]; Cat. Cod. Astr. VII 143, 23; VIII/3, 182, 17; 185, 27; LXX; Philo, Rer. Div. Her. 41; Jos., Ant. 16, 253; TestJos 2:4) w. θλίψεις, στενοχωρίαι et al. 2 Cor 6:4; w. διωγμοί and στενοχωρίαι 12:10 (but see 3 below). In Paul’s recitals of woe there surfaces the theme of the endangered benefactor who risks much for his public (s. AFridrichsen, Zum Stil des Paulinischen Peristasenkatalogs: SymbOsl 7, 1928, 25–29; Danker, Benefactor 363–64). ἐξ ἀναγκῶν ἐξαιρεῖσθαι rescue from calamities 1 Cl 56:8 (Job 5:19). For this ἐξ ἀναγκῶν λυτροῦσθαι τοὺς δούλους τοῦ θεοῦ Hm 8:10.

③ concr. for abstr. compulsion by forcible means, torture (ref. in AFridrichsen, ConNeot 9, ’44, 28f and L-S-J-M s.v. 3); this mng. is prob. in some passages, e.g. 2 Cor 12:10 (s. 2 above).—HSchreckenburg, Ananke, ’64.—B. 638. DELG. DDD s.v.Ananke. M-M. TW. Sv.

ἀντοφθαλμέω 1 aor. inf. ἀντοφθαλμῆσαι Wsd 12:14 (s. ὀφθαλμός; oft. in Polyb., w. whom it is a characteristic word, in var. mngs.; also UPZ 110, 43 [II B.C.]) the term suggests an eye that is focused directly on someth. look directly at, of the sun εἰς τὰς ἀκτῖνας αὐτοῦ B 5:10 (cp. Antig. Car. 46; GrBar 7:4). τινί look someone in the face: τῷ ἐργοπαρέκτῃ his employer 1 Cl 34:1. ἀ. τῇ ἀληθείᾳ look the truth in the face honestly or defiantly (Περὶ ὕψους 34, 4 α. τοῖς ἐκείνου πάθεσιν=the passions of that person; Wsd 12:14) Ac 6:10 D. Metaph. of a ship τοῦ πλοίου μὴ δυναμένοι ἀ. τῷ ἀνέμῳ since the ship was not able to face the wind, i.e. with its bow headed against the force of the waves Ac 27:15 (s. Breusing 167f; CVoigt, Hansa 53, 1916, 728).—DELG s.v. ὄπωπα. M-M.

ἀξιόπιστος, ον adj. (s. ἄξιος, πιστός)

① pert. to being deemed worthy of credence, trustworthy (X., Pla., et al.; pap; Pr 28:20; 2 Macc 15:11; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 4; Just., D. 72. Suda: ἀξιόπιστος οὐχὶ ὁ κατάπλαστος λέγεται ὑπὸ τῶν παλαιῶν καὶ τεραταίᾳ χρώνενος, ἀλλʼ ὁ πιστὸς καὶ δόκιμος καὶ ἀξιόχρεως=one who is ἀξιόπιστος is defined by the ancients as one who does not make things up nor tell tall tales, but is trustworthy, reliable, and credible) in our lit. used at two levels of sense: a characteristic as perceived or traditionally projected and the reality as established contextually οἱ δοκοῦντες ἀ. εἶναι καὶ ἑτεροδιδασκαλοῦντες who seem to be worthy of confidence and yet teach error IPol 3:1.

② pert. to having the appearance of being trustworthy, betraying confidence, pretentious, specious (Lucian, Alex. 4; Chariton 6, 9, 7; so the adv. Jos., Bell. 1, 508) φιλόσοφοι Dg 8:2. In a sharp oxymoron λύκοι ἀ. IPhld 2:2.—DELG s.v. πείθομαι. Spicq.

ἀξιόω impf. ἠξίουν (s. B-D-F §328); fut. ἀξιώσω; 1 aor. ἠξίωσα. Pass. pres. impv. ἀξιούσθω; 1 fut. ἀξιωθήσομαι; 1 aor. ἠξιώθην Gen. 31:28; pf. ἠξίωμαι (Trag., Hdt.+).

① to consider suitable for requital or for receipt of someth. consider worthy, deserving τινά τινος (Diod S 17, 76, 3 τιμῆς ἠξίωσαν αὐτόν; schol. on Nicander, Alex. 8; 2 Macc 9:15; Jos., Vi. 231; Tat.; Mel., P. 97, 940) someone of someth. σὲ λόγου (Eur., Med. 962 ἡμᾶς ἀξιοῖ λόγου) you of a discussion MPol 10:2; cp. 14:2. ἵνα ὑμᾶς ἀξιώσῃ τ. κλήσεως ὁ θεός that God may count you worthy of the call (so KJV, 20th Century, Goodsp., REB et al.; ‘make worthy’ NRSV et al. lacks lexical support) that you are already heeding 2 Th 1:11; pass. Dg 9:1 (opp. ‘be adjudged unworthy’ of eternal life); also pass. (Diod S 16, 59, 2 τ. στρατηγίας ἠξιωμένος; schol. on Apollon. Rhod. 4, 1212–14a; Jos., Ant. 2, 258 τιμῆς) διπλῆς τιμῆς ἀξιοῦσθαι 1 Ti 5:17 (cp. Tat. 10, 2 τιμῆς καὶ δωρεᾶς). δόξης Hb 3:3. In connection with an undesirable consequence (Hdt. 3, 145; Diod S 16, 64, 1 ὑπὸ τοῦ δαιμονίου τιμωρίας ἠξιώθησαν) χείρονος τιμωρίας Hb 10:29 (Diod S 34+35, Fgm. 3 τῆς αὐτῆς τιμωρίας ἀξιῶσαί τινα). W. inf. foll. οὐδὲ ἐμαυτὸν ἠξίωσα πρὸς σὲ ἐλθεῖν I did not consider myself worthy to come to you Lk 7:7; MPol 20:1. Pass. w. inf. foll. be considered worthy (Simplicius in Epict. p. 110, 37 ἀξιοῦσθαι μανθάνειν; Gen 31:28; Just., D. 123, 1 λαὸς κεκλῆσθαι ἠξιωμένοι) IEph 9:2; 21:2; IMg 2:14; IRo 1:1.

② to make an evaluation concerning the suitability of someth., esp. an activity (Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 34 §154; Philo, Spec. Leg. 1, 319; Jos., Ant. 1, 307; Just., A I, 68, 3 al.; Ath. 2, 3 al.)

ⓐ deem, hold an opinion, w. inf. foll. (EpJer 40; Just., A I, 16, 14 [acc. w. inf.]; 23:1 al.; Ath.) ἠξίου, μὴ συνπαραλαμβάνειν τοῦτον he insisted (impf.) that they should not take him along Ac 15:38. ἀξιοῦμεν παρὰ σοῦ ἀκοῦσαι we would like to hear from you Ac 28:22. Cp. Dg 3:2; 7:1.

ⓑ request, ask (a sense characteristic of later Gk.), w. implication of evaluation of need and ability of the potential giver to meet it (X., Mem. 3, 11, 12; Herodas 6, 79; so mostly LXX; Just., D. 106, 1) w. inf. foll. (Demet.: 722 Fgm. 1, 6 Jac.; Jos., ant. 1. 338; Alex. Aphr., An. Mant. II, 1 p. 184, 2 ἀξ. παρὰ θεῶν μαθεῖν=ask to learn from the gods; Just., A I, 3, 12 al.; Mel., HE 4, 26, 13) Ac 13:42 and 43 both v.l.; 1 Cl 51:1; 53:5; 59:4. W. acc. of pers. and ἵνα foll. Hv 4, 1, 3. Only w. acc. of pers. 1 Cl 55:6. In the passages from 1 Cl and H the request is directed to God (so UPZ 78, 22 [159 B.C.]. Prayers for vengeance from Rheneia in Dssm., LO 352, 354 [LAE 423ff ]=SIG 1181, 1f [II/I B.C.] ἐπικαλοῦμαι καὶ ἀξιῶ τ. θεὸν τὸν ὕψιστον. Jer 7:16; 11:14; EpArist 245).—DELG s.v. ἄξιος. M-M. TW.

ἀπέρχομαι fut. ἀπελεύσομαι; aor. ἀπῆλθον; 3 pl. ἀπῆλθαν J 11:46 P⁶⁶; GJs 9:1 [s. B-D-F §81, 3]; ἀπήλθασιν GJs 10:1; 24:1;-οσαν Jdth 13:4; cp.-ωσαν GJs 23:2; pf. ἀπελήλυθα Js 1:24, ptc. ἀπεληλυθώς Hs 9, 5, 4; plpf. ἀπεληλύθειν J 4:8; s. B-D-F §101 ἔρχεσθαι; sim. W-S. §15 (Hom.+).

① to move from a ref. point, of pers. or things

ⓐ go away, depart, w. no indication of place (1 Macc 9:36; 2 Macc 14:34; 1 Esdr 4:11) Mt 8:21; 13:25; 16:4; Mk 5:20; Ac 10:7; 28:29 v.l.; Js 1:24.—Ptc. ἀπελθών w. ind., subj., or impv. of another verb= go away and (Epict. index Sch.; Gen 21:14, 16 al.) Mt 13:28, 46; 18:30; 25:18, 25; Mk 6:27, 37; Lk 5:14.—W. indication of place or person ἀπό τινος (Thu. 8, 92, 2; UPZ 61, 6f [161 B.C.] ἀφʼ ὑμῶν ἀπελήλυθα; Epict. 3, 15, 11; 3 Km 21:36; Tob 14:8): ἀπὸ τ. ὁρίων αὐτῶν Mk 5:17. ἀπʼ αὐτῆς Lk 1:38. ἀπʼ αὐτῶν 2:15; 8:37.—ἔξω τοῦ συνεδρίου Ac 4:15 (cp. Jdth 6:12). In a ship J 6:22.

ⓑ go (opp. ἐξέρχεται GrBar 9:2; πόθεν ἔρχει καὶ ποῦ ἀπέρχει TestAbr B 2, p. 106, 4ff [Stone p. 60] cod. C) w. indication of place εἰς (Simplicius in Epict. p. 134, 51 ἀ. εἰς τὸ ἱερόν): (on Mt 4:24 s. 3); εἰς ἔρημον τόπον Mk 1:35; cp. 6:36, 46; 7:24; Mt 8:33; 14:15; but ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον Lk 23:33 v.l. εἰς τὸν οἶκον Mt 9:7; Mk 7:30; Lk 1:23; Hs 9, 11, 2; εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν Mt 28:10; J 4:3, 43 v.l. εἰς Σπανίαν Ro 15:28; cp. 2 Cor 1:16 v.l. (for διελθεῖν). Gal 1:17. J 6:66 s. b end. ἐπί τι (Jos., Vi. 151): ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον Lk 24:24 (cp. 3 Km 19:19 v.l.; Epict. 4, 7, 30). ἐν: Hs 1:6 (cp. Diod S 23, 18, 5 ἀπῆλθεν ἐν Μεσσήνῃ; Pel.-Leg. p. 7, 3; Epict. 2, 20, 33 ἀπελθεῖν ἐν βαλανείῳ). W. the simple dat. (PFay 113, 12 [100 A.D.] τῇ πόλει πέμψας) ποίῳ τόπῳ ἀπῆλθεν Hv 4, 3, 7.—Of a possessive spirit/demon (Thrasyllus [I A.D.]: 622 Fgm. 1, 2, 3 Jac. [in Ps-Plut., Fluv. 16, 2]; PGM 13, 244) ἀ. εἰς τοὺς χοίρους Mt 8:32.—ἀ. πρός τινα (PFay 123, 19 [100 A.D.]; BGU 884 II, 13f; 1 Km 25:5; 1 Macc 7:20) come or go to someone Mt 14:25 v.l.; Mk 3:13; Rv 10:9. Perh. also πρὸς αὐτούς J 20:10 (v.l. ἑαυτούς s. ἑαυτοῦ), which may be a colloquial expression = rejoined their party or group, i.e. the disciples (so Twentieth Century NT). The rendering of NSRV et al., ‘returned to their homes’, seems improbable (cp. CBarrett, Comm. ad loc.) in view of the description of the huddled disciples vs. 19. What appears to be ‘loose’ writing (taking a reader’s knowledge of the story line for granted) is characteristic of numerous displays of colloquial syntax in John’s gospel.—The v.l. (πρὸς) ἑαυτούς 20:10 gives the mng. go home, as πρὸς ἑαυτὸν Lk 24:12 (v.l. αὐτόν). On these two pass. s. FNeirynck, ETL 54, ’78, 104–18; RBorger, GGA 130f; idem, TU 52, ’87, 34; for the rdg. αὑτούς N²⁵ in J 20:10 cp. Jos., Ant. 8, 124; but s. also Metzger 254, 615f.—J 16:7 πρὸς τὸν πατέρα is to be supplied from the context (PPetr II, 13 [19], 7 [252 B.C.] εἰς θεοὺς ἀπελθεῖν).—Also of a journey in a boat εἰς τὸ πέραν go over to the opposite side Mt 8:18; Mk 8:13. εἰς ἔρημον τόπον Mk 6:32. W. no place indicated (the context supplies the goal as POxf 16, 16: to a festival) Lk 17:23.—W. purpose inf. (s. ἔρχομαι 1aε) GJs 9:3.—Of stones, w. connotation of being appropriate go εἰς τ. οἰκοδομήν into the building Hs 9, 5, 3 and 4; 9, 14, 2.—Abs. ἀ. εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω draw back a short distance J 18:6. For 6:66 s. 5.

② to discontinue as a condition or state, of diseases, etc. (Cebes 14, 3 οὐ μὴ ἀπέλθῃ ἀπʼ αὐτῶν ἡ κακία; Ex 8:25) ἀπῆλθεν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ ἡ λέπρα the leprosy left him Mk 1:42; Lk 5:13; ἡ ὀπώρα ἀ. ἀπὸ σοῦ your fruit is gone Rv 18:14.—Gener. pass away (SSol 2:11) Rv 9:12; 11:14; 21:1, 4.

③ to go from a source and spread out, go out, of a message go out and spread εἰς ὅλην τ. Συρίαν Mt 4:24.

④ to endeavor to attain someth., go after, of the Sodomites ἀ. ὀπίσω σαρκὸς ἑτέρας go after flesh other than their own, i.e., as humans soliciting sexual relations with transcendent figures Jd 7.

⑤ to abandon an association w. someone, go off, go away, leave ἀπῆλθον εἰς ὀπίσω J 6:66.

⑥ idiom, ἀ. ὀπίσω τινός (Job 21:33) to leave a place to become an adherent of someone, go after, follow someone of the disciples Mk 1:20; of the world J 12:19.—DELG s.v. ἐλεύσομαι. M-M. TW.

ἀπιστία, ας, ἡ (s. ἀπιστέω; Hes., Hdt. et al.; LXX, Philo, Joseph.; Just.; Tat. 32, 2; Ath. R. 60, 15 al.; s. Mayser 11f, 130)

① unwillingness to commit oneself to another or respond positively to the other’s words or actions, lack of belief, unbelief (Mitt-Wilck. I/2, 155, 11; Jos., Ant. 2, 327; 19, 127) in our lit. always with God or divine action as referent (cp. Cercidas Iamb. [III B.C.], Fgm. 18 II, 8 Coll. Alex. p. 217 [=Anon. in turpilucrum 74: AnthLG, Diehl³ fasc.3=Knox 1929 p. 234]; Plut., Coriol. 232 [38, 4], Alex. 706 [75, 2] ἀ. πρὸς τὰ θεῖα καὶ καταφρόνησις αὐτῶν, De Superstit. 2 p. 165b; Ael. Aristid. 47, 66 K.=23 p. 462 D.; Philo, Leg. ad Gai. 118 ἀ. πρὸς τὸν τοῦ κόσμου παντὸς εὐεργέτην [w. ἀχαριστία], Mut. Nom. 201 al.; Jos., Ant. 10, 142). As response to Jesus by inhabitants of Nazareth Mt 13:58; Mk 6:6; a parent of a possessed pers. 9:24; disciples Mt 17:20 v.l. (for ὀλιγοπιστίαν); of some Judeans [ἀ]π̣ιστεί̣[α] PEg² 19; of Israelites toward God Ro 11:20 (τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ=because of their unbelief; ACharue, L’Incrédulité des Juifs dans le NT 1929; on the dat. of cause Schmid III 57; IV 59; M. Ant. 3, 1; ins in ENachmanson, Eranos 11, 1911, 220–25), 23; Hb 3:19. διακρίνεσθαι τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ waver in disbelief Ro 4:20. ἐποίησα ἐν ἀ. while I was still an unbeliever 1 Ti 1:13. καρδία πονηρὰ ἀπιστίας an evil, unbelieving heart Hb 3:12 (on the gen. s. Mlt. 74).—Among Christians w. διψυχία 2 Cl 19:2; w. ἀνομία GJs 20:1 (not pap). Personif. as one of the chief sins Hs 9, 15, 3. (Opp. πίστις) IEph 8:2.—As a characteristic of this age (w. ἀνομία) ending of Mark (16:14) in the Freer Ms. ln. 2.

② lack of commitment to a relationship or pledge, unfaithfulness (X., An. 3, 2, 4 et al.; UPZ 18, 5 [163 B.C.]; Wsd 14:25; Philo, Spec. Leg. 2, 8, Decal. 172; Jos., Ant. 14, 349) Ro 3:3 (JGriffiths, ET 53, ’41, 118).—M-M. TW.

ἄνοια, ας, ἡ (‘the characteristic of one who is ἄνοος’ i.e. without understanding [s. νοῦς]; Theognis 453 et al.; Pla., Tim. 86b δύο ἀνοίας γένη, τὸ μὲν μανία, τὸ δʼ ἀμαθία; Herm. Wr. 14, 8; LXX; Philo; Jos., Bell. 2, 110, C. Ap. 210; Ar. 9, 5 ὢ τῆς ἀ.) folly of exploitative and dissident teachers 2 Ti 3:9 (AcPlCor 1:16). Gener. of human ignorance w. πονηρία (Jos., Ant. 8, 318) 2 Cl 13:1. Of angry pers. ἐπλήσθησαν ἀνοίας they were filled w. fury Lk 6:11; cp. PEg² 51 (the ms. rdg.; for the restoration [δι]|άνοια s. the entry).—DELG s.v. νόος. TW.

ἐπιδείκνυμι fut. ἐπιδείξω; 1 aor. ἐπέδειξα; pf. ptc. ἐπιδεδειχώς (Ath. 20, 1); pass. ptc. ἐπιδεδειγμένους 3 Macc 6:26 v.l. (Pind., Hdt.+)

① to cause to be seen, show, point out τινί τι someth. to someone (IAndrosIsis, Kyme 22 Ἐγὼ μυήσεις ἀνθρώποις ἐπέδειξα I [Isis] made humans acquainted w. initiations [into mystery rites]; Jos., Ant. 10, 31) Mt 22:19; 24:1. τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τοὺς πόδας Lk 24:40 v.l.; μαρτύριον MPol 1:1. ἐ. ἑαυτόν τινι show oneself to someone Lk 17:14 (Appian, Mithrid. 89 §407 Ἀλέξανδρος αὑτὸν ἐπέδειξεν). ἐ. τινὶ σημεῖον ἐκ. τ. οὐρανοῦ show someone (=do in someone’s presence) a sign from heaven Mt 16:1; cp. GJs 8:3. ἵνα μοι ἐπιδείξῃ ὸ̔ ἐπηγγείλατο ὅραμα so that you may grant me sight of the promised vision Hv 3, 2, 3. Without dat. ὅλον ἑαυτὸν ἐπιδίξας revealing himself completely (a lion) AcPl Ha 4, 29. Also the mid. in the same mng. show τ. φυλάρχοις τὰς σφραγῖδας (cp. SIG 1157, 46f) 1 Cl 43:5. The mid. is found in a special sense Ac 9:39 ἐπιδεικνύμεναι χιτῶνας, where the women show the garments on themselves, i.e. as they are wearing them (Socrat., Ep. 23, 3 τοιαῦτα ἐπιδεικνύμενοι=show such things on oneself).

② to claim a characteristic or quality for someth., represent, fig. extension of mng. 1 (Pla.; X., Symp. 3, 3 al.) τὸ ψεῦδός μου ἀληθὲς ἐπέδειξα my lies I represented as truth Hm 3:3.

③ to demonstrate that someth. is true, demonstrate, show (Aristoph., Pla. et al.; Herm. Wr. 4, 7; PEleph 1, 7; PGiss 2 I, 24; LXX, esp. 4 Macc; Just., D. 24, 1) τὶ someth., give proof Hb 6:17. ἐ. ἑαυτόν reveal oneself Dg 8:5; cp. vs. 6. τινί w. indir. quest. foll. B 6:13. W. ὅτι foll. (Philo, Agr. 22) 5:7. W. διά τινος (Jos., C. Ap. 2, 1 διὰ τοῦ βιβλίου) θεὸς … διὰ γνώσεως ζωὴν ἐπιδεικνύς showing that life depends on knowledge Dg 12:3 and acc. foll. Ac 18:28. Likew. the mid. (oft. Philo) 1 Cl 24:1. W. ὅτι foll. MPol 2:2.—M-M. TW.