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διασῴζω (on the orthography s. B-D-F §26; Mlt-H. 84; W-S. §5:11a; Mayser 134) 1 aor. διέσωσα. Pass. 1 fut. διασωθήσομαι LXX; 1 aor. διεσώθην; pf. διασέσω(ς)μαι 2 Km 1:3 (s. σῳζω; Eur., Hdt.+) to rescue or deliver from a hazard or danger, bring safely through, also save, rescue without special feeling for the mng. of διά (X., Mem. 2, 10, 2; PGM 4, 1936; 8, 32; En 100:6; Philo, Aet. M. 35) act. and pass. διʼ ὕδατος (s. διά A1b) 1 Pt 3:20; cp. 1 Cl 9:4 (Jos., C. Ap. 1, 130 περὶ τῆς λάρνακος, ἐν ᾗ Νῶχος διεσώθη, Ant. 1, 78; Did., Gen. 139, 8). 1 Pt 3:20 has a phrase w. εἰς in connection w. δ. (like Lucian, Ver. Hist. 2, 35). ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης fr. the shipwreck Ac 28:4 (Witkowski 36, 6f=White, LAC 35, 6f=UPZ 60, 6f: διασεσῶισθαι ἐγ μεγάλων κινδύνων; SIG 528, 10; Philo, Vi. 3); cp. vs. 1. ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν bring safely to land 27:44 (δ. ἐπί τι as Polyaenus 7:12; cp. εἰς τὰ ὑψηλὰ ὄρη Did., Gen. 192, 13). ἵνα τὸν Παῦλον διασώσωσι πρὸς Φήλικα that they might bring Paul safely to Felix 23:24 (δ. πρός τινα as Jos., Ant. 5, 15); save fr. danger (Jon 1:6) 27:43; 1 Cl 12:5f.—Pass. escape death (EpJer 54; Jos., Ant. 9, 141) MPol 8:2. Of sick persons be cured Mt 14:36; also act. Lk 7:3.—M-M. TW.

διατελέω 1 aor. διετέλεσα Jer 20:7; trans. ‘complete’ (TestJob 41:4 κλαυθμόν [but κλαίων δ. cod. V]; Mel., P. 15, 95 διατελέσας τὸ μυστήριον) intr. continue, remain w. ptc. or adj. to denote the state in which one remains (Hdt.+; Thu. 1, 34, 3 ἀσφαλέστατος διατελεῖ; Diod S 11, 49, 4 καλῶς πολιτευόμενοι διετέλεσαν; ins [freq. of generous public service, s. SIG index] and pap, e.g., PHib 35, 5; UPZ 59, 4 [168 B.C.]; BGU 287, 6–8 ἀεὶ θύων τοῖς θεοῖς διετέλεσα; 2 Macc 5:27; Dt 9:7; EpArist 187; Philo, Aet. M. 19; 93; Jos., Ant. 15, 263, Vi. 423; Ath. 11, 2, R. 79, 2) ἄσιτοι διατελεῖτε you have been continually without food Ac 27:33 (Aristotle in Apollon. Paradox. 25 ἄποτος διετέλεσεν; B-D-F §414, 1).—DELG s.v. τελέω. M-M.

διαφορά, ᾶς, ἡ the state or relation of being different, freq. in ref. to worth, difference (s. διαφέρω 3; Thu. et al.; UPZ 110, 96 [164 B.C.]; pap; Sir Prol., ln. 26; 1 Macc 3:18; Wsd 7:20; TestAbr A 5 p. 82, 4 [Stone p. 12] τὴν δ. τῆς ὁμιλίας ‘worthwhile conversation’ [cp. Just., A I, 21, 4] εἰς δ. καὶ προτροπὴν τῶν ἐκπαιδευομένων ‘for the improvement and encouragement of the young’; Tat.; Ath., R. 76, 20) δ. πολλή a great difference (Jos., Vi. 2; cp. Philo, Op. M. 134) B 18:1; D 1:1. [διαφο]|ρά τε πολλὴ [μεταξὺ]| τῶν ἀφθάρ[τ]ω̣[ν] (there exists) a great difference[between] the incorruptible things Ox 1081, 3–5 (restored after Coptic SJCh 89, 1f). μεταξύ τινος καὶ ἄλλου betw. someone and another MPol 16:1. μὴ εἰδότ[ες τὴν διά]|φ[ο]ραν τα[ύτην ἀπέ]|θα̣νον̣ (restoration of Ox 1081, 22–24 by Till based on Coptic SJCh 89, 19–20) inasmuch as (erring human beings) did not recognize this distinction (between the transitory and the intransitory), they died.—DELG, and Frisk s.v. φέρω. M-M s.v. διάφορος.

διεγείρω 1 aor. διήγειρα; pass. impf. διηγειρόμην or διεγειρόμην (B-D-F §67, 2); 1 aor. διηγέρθην (s. ἐγείρω; Hippocr. et al.; UPZ 81, 3, 12 [II B.C.]; PTebt 804, 15; PGM 13, 279; LXX; TestSol; TestJob 14:2; Test12Patr) wake up, arouse someone who is asleep (Teles p. 18, 3; Polyb. 12, 26, 1; 3 Macc 5:15; Jos., Ant. 8, 349) Mk 4:38 v.l.; Lk 8:24. Pass. awaken (Esth 1:11; Philo, Vi. Cont. 89; Jos., Ant. 2, 82 ἐκ τ. ὕπνου) Mt 1:24 v.l.; Mk 4:39; Ac 16:10 D. Fig. (the pass. of the rekindling of a battle: Quint. Smyrn. 3, 20) of a calm sea: διηγείρετο was becoming aroused J 6:18. Act. fig. arouse, stir up w. acc. (2 Macc 7:21; 15:10; Jos., Bell. 2, 181 τὰς ἐπιθυμίας; TestDan 4:2 τ. ψυχήν) ἐν ὑπομνήσει by way of a reminder 2 Pt 1:13; 3:1. DELG s.v. ἐγείρω.—M-M.

διέλκω (Pla. et al.; pap, e.g. UPZ 145, 7; PTebt 711, 8 [both II B.C.]; BGU 1116, 21; 1120, 35 [I B.C.]; ‘to tear asunder, open wide’) to divide (into factions), rend, tear apart (w. διασπάω) the members of Christ 1 Cl 46:7.—DELG s.v. ἕλκω.

διερμηνεύω 1 aor. διερμήνευσα (B-D-F §67, 2)

① to translate from one language to another, translate (Polyb. 3, 22, 3; UPZ 162 V, 4 [117 B.C.]; 2 Macc 1:36; EpArist 15, 308; 310; Philo, Poster. Cai. 1, Deus Imm. 144, Migr. Abr. 12; 73) Ταβιθά, ἣ διερμηνευομένη λέγεται Δορκάς T. which, translated, means Dorcas [=gazelle] Ac 9:36.

② to clarify someth. so as to make it understandable, explain, interpret (Philod., Rhet. I 84 S. as διερμηνεῖσθαι; Philo, Op. M. 31; GrBar 11:7) τὶ someth. ecstatic speech 1 Cor 12:30; 14:5, 13, 27 (mng. 1 is also prob. here); the mng. of prophecies Lk 24:27. Pass., of the holy scriptures Ac 18:6 D.—DELG s.v. ἑρμηνεύς. M-M. TW. Spicq.

δικαίως adv. of δίκαιος (Hom.+).

① pert. to being just or right in a juridical sense, justly, in an upright manner

ⓐ of a judge’s hearing of a case (judge) uprightly, fairly (IPriene 63, 20 and oft. in ins; Diod S 15, 11, 2 δ. κρίνειν; Sir 35:18 v.l.) 1 Pt 2:23; B 19:11; D 4:3. Sarcastically GPt 3:7.

ⓑ of treatment in a deserving manner for one’s way of life uprightly, justly, in (all) justice (X., Symp. 4, 60; Lucian, Dial. Mort. 30, 1 δ. κολασθήσομαι; Just., A I, 43, 8 δ. κολάσεως ἐτύγχανεν; Tat. 7:1) πάσχειν (Wsd 19:13; TestSim 4:3; Just., D. 110, 6) Hs 6, 3, 6. λέγειν 1:4. ἀπολέσθαι B 5:4; καὶ ἡμεῖς μὲν δ. and we have been justly condemned Lk 23:41. Opp. οὐ δ. quite unjustly 1 Cl 44:3 (Just., D. 107, 3).

② pert. to quality of character, thought, or behavior, correctly, justly, uprightly (w. ὁσίως, ἀμέμπτως) 1 Th 2:10; (w. ὁσίως) PtK 2 p. 15, 2 (Pla., Rep. 1, 331a ὁσίως κ. δικαίως; IPriene 46, 12 [I B.C.]; 60, 8f [II B.C.]; UPZ 144, 13 [164 B.C.] τοῖς θεοῖς, πρὸς οὓς ὁσίως … καὶ δικαίως πολιτευσάμενος; En 106:18 δ. κ. ὁσίως; Jos., Ant. 6, 87; cp. Ar. 15, 10); ἀναστρέφεσθαι 2 Cl 5:6; (w. σωφρόνως, εὐσεβῶς) ζῆν Tit 2:12 (Heraclides, Pol. 39 δ. κ. σωφρόνως βιοῦσι); cp. 1 Cl 51:2; 62:1. ἀγαπᾶν love rightly IEph 15:3. νοεῖν understand rightly B 10:12. ἐκνήφειν be sober, as you ought 1 Cor 15:34; δ. ἀναμένειν τινά wait for someone in uprightness IMagnMai 9, 3; δ. νοεῖν understand correctly B 10:12.—M-M. s.v. δίκαιος.

δίκη, ης, ἡ (Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX; TestAbr A 2 p. 78, 18 [Stone p. 4] δίκην ‘like’; TestSol 1:9 and ApcSed 3:1 ‘complaint’ or ‘charge’; Philo, Joseph., Just., Ath. [the last also δίκην ‘like’]; loanw. in rabb. Originally=‘direction, way’, hence adverbial acc. δίκην ‘in manner of, like’ w. gen.; Hom.=what is right, esp. in terms of custom or usage.)

① punishment meted out as legal penalty, punishment, penalty (Pre-Socr., Trag.+; pap, e.g. UPZ 1, 13 [IV B.C.]; PFay 21, 24 [II A.D.]; LXX) δίκην τίνειν (Trag.; Pla.; Epict. 3, 24, 4; 3, 26, 20; Plut., Mor. 553f; 559d; 561b; 592e; Aelian, VH 9, 8; Philo, Spec. Leg. 3, 175, Mos. 1, 245; Just., A I, 17, 4; Ath., R. 74, 2) pay a penalty, suffer punishment, be punished τὶ of or with someth. 2 Th 1:9; Hm 2:5; Hs 9, 19, 3. Also δ. διδόναι (freq. Trag.+; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 143, Vi. 343; Just., D. 1:5) D 1:5 (δ. διδόναι of divine punishment also Diod S 16, 31, 4. But s. RKraft, The Didache and Barnabas ’65, p. 141 will be called to account) and δ. ὑπέχειν (not infreq. since Soph., Oed. Rex 552; also Diog. L. 3, 79; Jos., Ant. 14, 45; 168) Jd 7; δ. αἰτεῖσθαι κατά τινος Ac 25:15 v.l.

② Justice personified as a deity Ac 28:4 (Soph., Ant. 538 ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐάσαι τοῦτο γʼ ἡ Δίκη σʼ, ἐπεὶ κτλ.; Ael. Aristid. 52 p. 606 D.; Arrian, Anab. 4, 9, 7 Δίκη as πάρεδρος of Zeus; Pind., O. 7, 17 al.; Pla., Leg. 716a; Plotin. V 8, 4, 40ff; Damasc., Vi. Isid. 138; Procop. Soph., Ep. 17; 149; Herm. Wr. p. 420, 1 Sc.; 4 Macc; Philo; Joseph.; Warnecke, Romfahrt 118f).—RHirzel, Themis, Dike u. Verwandtes 1907; WJaeger, Paideia ’34, 144ff (s. Eng. tr. ’39, vol. 1, 68); DLoenen, Dike ’48; Kl. Pauly II 24–26.—B. 1358. DELG. LfgrE s.v. (lit.). DDD 476–80. M-M. TW. Spicq. Sv. S. δικάζω.

διστάζω (δίς + ?) fut. διστάσω; 1 aor. ἐδίστασα (Pla.+; OGI 315, 66; UPZ 110, 57; PSI 1315, 6 [both II B.C.]; PGiss 18, 9; BGU 388, 17; Sb 6663, 35 al. pap; EpArist 53; Jos., Bell. 2, 182) gener. ‘to be uncertain, to have second thoughts about a matter’.

① to have doubts concerning something, doubt, waver abs. (Diod S 20, 15, 3) Mt 14:31; 28:17 (IEllis, NTS 14, ’67/68, 574–80; KMcKay, JSNT 24, ’85, 71f the subject is a subgroup of the apostles; for another interpr. of Mt 28:17 s. 2 below); GMary Ox 3525, 10. τῇ ψυχῇ within oneself 1 Cl 23:3. Also τῇ καρδίᾳ 2 Cl 11:2. ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ Hm 9:5. περί τινος have doubts concerning someth. (Diod S 4, 62, 3; 19, 36, 5; Plut., Mor. 62a) 1 Cl 11:2; Hs 9, 28, 7. W. indirect quest. foll. (Pla., Aristot.; Polyb. 12, 26c, 2) τίνι δῷς consider to whom you should give Hm 2:4.

② to be uncertain about taking a particular course of action, hesitate in doubt (Diod S 10, 4, 4; Dositheus 71, 5; Just., D. 28, 2; 39, 6) perh. Mt 28:17 abs.; w. inf. foll. δοῦναι D 4:7 and B 19:11; αἰτεῖσθαι to make a request Hs 5, 4, 3.—DELG s.v. δί. M-M. TW.

εἰκῇ adv. (Xenophanes et al.; ins, pap; Pr 28:25; TestJob 39:11; Just; for the spelling εἰκῆ s. B-D-F §26; W-S. §5, 11 n. 22; Rob. 295f).

① pert. to there being no cause or reason, without cause (Xenophanes, Fgm. B 2, 13 Diels; Artem. 2, 60; UPZ 106, 15; 107, 17; 108, 14 and 24 [all I B.C.]) Mt 5:22 v.l. (PWernberg-Møller, NTS 3, ’56/57, 71–73); εἰ. φυσιούμενος puffed up without cause Col 2:18.

② pert. to being without success or result, to no avail (TestJob 39:11; Lucian, Anach. 19) πάσχειν experience Gal 3:4. κοπιάζειν work 4:11.

③ pert. to being without purpose, to no purpose (Lucian, Jupp. Tr. 36; EpArist 161; 168; Just., A II, 4, 2 and D. 97, 1) of the government τὴν μάχαιραν φορεῖν carry the sword to no purpose Ro 13:4.

④ pert. to being without careful thought, without due consideration, in a haphazard manner (Heraclitus Fgm. 47 Diels; Epict. 1, 6, 7; 1, 28, 28; Arrian, Anab. 6, 3, 2; Apollon. Dysc.: Gramm. Gr. II/2 p. 215, 1 U.; Sb 5675, 12 [II B.C.]; PLips 104, 29 [I B.C.]; POslo 159, 9 [III A.D.]; Pr 28:25; EpArist 51; 162; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 234) w. ἀτάκτως thoughtlessly (perh. at random) and in disorder 1 Cl 40:2. πιστεῦσαι 1 Cor 15:2 (here mng. 3 is also prob.).—DELG s.v. εἰκῇ. New Docs 2, 81. M-M. TW.

εἴσειμι (εἰς + εἶμι) inf. εἰσιέναι, ptc. εἰσιών; impf. εἰσῄειν (Hom. et al.; ins, pap, LXX, Joseph., Just. A I, 47, 6) to enter an area, go in/into εἴς τι someth. (SIG 982, 3 εἰς τὸν ναόν; UPZ 162 VIII, 19 [117 B.C.]; Ex 28:29; Jos., Bell. 3, 325, Ant. 3, 269 εἰς τὸ ἱερόν): the temple Ac 3:3; 21:26; cp. Hb 9:6; MPol 9:1. εἰς τὸν οἶκον GJs 11:1. πρός τινα to someone (Soph., Phil. 953; X., Cyr. 2, 4, 5; TestJos 3:6) Ac 21:18.—Frisk s.v. εἶμι. M-M.

εὐκαιρέω impf. εὐκαίρουν Mk 6:31 and ηὐκαίρουν Ac 17:21 (s. W-S. §12, 5b; B-D-F §67, 1); 1 aor. subj. εὐκαιρήσω (s. two next entries and καιρός; Polyb. et al.; ins, pap) to experience a favorable time or occasion for some activity, have time, leisure, opportunity (Phryn. 125 Lob. οὐ λεκτέον, ἀλλʼ εὖ σχολῆς ἔχειν) abs. (Polyb. 20, 9, 4; pap) ἐλεύσεται ὅταν εὐκαιρήσῃ as soon as he finds an opportunity 1 Cor 16:12 (cp. PEleph 29, 7 [III B.C.] ἐὰν δὲ μὴ εὐκαιρῇς τοῦ διαβῆναι; UPZ 71, 18 [152 B.C.]). W. inf. foll. (Plut., Mor. 223; Ps.-Lucian, Amor. 33) φαγεῖν have time to eat Mk 6:31 (cp. PSI 425, 29 [III B.C.] εἰ δὲ μὴ εὐκαιρεῖ τις τῶν παρά σοι γραμματέων, ἀπόστειλόν μοι κτλ.). W. εἴς τι and inf. foll. εἰς οὐδὲν ἕτερον ηὐκαίρουν ἢ λέγειν used to spend their time in nothing else than telling Ac 17:21.—DELG s.v. καιρός. M-M. TW. Spicq.

εὐλαβέομαι pass. dep.; impf. 3 sg. εὐλαβεῖτο LXX, 2 pl. ηὐλαβεῖσθε (Just., D. 123, 3); 1 fut. εὐλαβηθήσομαι LXX; 1 aor. εὐλαβήθην LXX; ptc. εὐλαβηθείς (s. prec. entry; Trag., Pla.+; ins, pap, LXX, En, Philo, Joseph.; Just., D. 7, 1; 123, 3).

① to be concerned about a matter, be concerned, be anxious (Soph., Oed. R. 47 al.; Polyb. 18, 23, 5; Diod S 4, 73, 2; 16, 22, 2; UPZ 119, 5 [156 B.C.]; LXX; Jos., Ant. 1, 283) w. μή foll. lest, that (Polyb. 3, 111; Diod S 2, 13, 4; Epict. 4, 13, 4; 1 Macc 12:40; En 106:6; Jos., Ant. 6, 157; 8, 333) Ac 23:10 v.l.; 1 Cl 44:5. So perh. also Νῶε … εὐλαβηθεὶς κατεσκεύασεν κιβωτόν Noah … became apprehensive and built an ark Hb 11:7; or Noah took care (cp. Pla., Gorg. 519a ἐὰν μὴ εὐλαβῇ; Sb 4650, 13 εὐλαβήθητι μήπως μὴ καταλάβουσίν σε; Sir 18:27; EpJer 4). But many prefer the next mng.

② to show reverent regard for, reverence, respect (Pla., Leg. 9 p, 879e τ. ξενικὸν θεόν; Pr 2:8; 30:5; Na 1:7 al.; Philo, Rer. Div. Her. 29; Jos., Ant. 6, 259 τὸ θεῖον) εὐλαβηθείς (sc. θεόν) out of reverent regard (for God’s command).—KKerényi, Εὐλάβεια: Byz.-Neugr. Jahrb. 8, 1930, 306–16; WSchmid, PhilolWoch 51, ’31, 708f; JvanHerten, Θρησκεία, Εὐλάβεια, Ἱκέτης, diss. Utrecht ’34.—M-M. TW.

εὐσέβεια, ας, ἡ (s. next entry and σέβομαι; Pre-Socr., Aeschyl. et al.; ins, pap as ‘piety, reverence, loyalty [exhibited towards parents or deities], fear of God’; opp. πονηρός Diod S 5, 79, 2; cp. Diog. L. 3, 83: the pious follow sacrificial custom and take care of temples; hence Aeneas is repeatedly called ‘pius’ in Vergil’s Aeneid, s. AMichels, ClJ 92, ’97, 399–416) in our lit. and in the LXX only of awesome respect accorded to God, devoutness, piety, godliness (Pla., Rep. 10, 615c εἰς θεούς [w. γονέας]; X., Cyr. 8, 1, 25; Posidon. 87 Fgm. 59, 107 περὶ τὸ δαιμόνιον; Diod S 4, 39, 1 εἰς τὸν θεόν; 7, 14, 6; 19, 7, 3; Epict., Ench. 31, 1 περὶ τ. θεούς; Herm. Wr. 4, 7 πρὸς τ. θεόν; ins [SIG and OGI indices]; UPZ 41, 10 [161/160 B.C.] πρὸς τὸ θεῖον; PHerm 52:19; PTebt 298, 45; PGiss 66, 10; LXX, esp. 4 Macc.; TestSol 8:9; TestJud 18:5; TestIss 7:5; EpArist 2; 42 πρὸς τ. θεὸν ἡμῶν al.; Philo, Deus Imm. 17 πρὸς θεόν; 69, Poster. Cai. 181; Jos., Ant. 18, 117, C. Ap. 1, 162 περὶ τὸ θεῖον [Ath. 28, 2; cp. 30, 3 περὶ αὐτούς]; Just., Ath. W. ἀνδρεία and σοφία Orig., C. Cels. 8, 17, 16; Theoph. Ant., Hippol.) ἰδίᾳ εὐσεβείᾳ by our own piety Ac 3:12; cp. διὰ τ. ἡμετέρας εὐ. 1 Cl 32:4. ἐν πάσῃ εὐ. in all piety 1 Ti 2:2; cp. 4:7f; 6:5f, 11. μετʼ εὐσεβείας in godliness (cp. 2 Macc 12:45) 1 Cl 15:1. τὰ πρὸς εὐσέβειαν what belongs to piety 2 Pt 1:3 (cp. Jos., Ant. 11, 120 τὰ πρὸς τ. θρησκείαν). ἔχειν μόρφωσιν εὐσεβείας have the outward form of godliness=be devout only in appearance 2 Ti 3:5 (cp. Philo, Plant. 70 εἰσί τινες τῶν ἐπιμορφαζόντων εὐσέβειαν). W. φιλοξενία 1 Cl 11:1. Godliness as a result of steadfastness and cause of brotherly love 2 Pt 1:6f (on the list of virtues cp. Lucian, Somn. 10; OGI 438, Dssm. LO 270 [LAE 322]). ἡ ἐν Χριστῷ εὐ. Christian piety 1 Cl 1:2. περὶ τὴν εὐ. φιλοπονεῖν show a concern for piety 2 Cl 19:1.—Respect for deity, devotion (Diod S 16, 60, 3; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 60) ἡ κατʼ εὐσέβειαν διδασκαλία teaching that is in accordance with godliness 1 Ti 6:3; ἡ ἀλήθεια ἡ κατʼ εὐ. Tit 1:1. τὸ τῆς εὐ. μυστήριον the key to our piety or the secret of our devotion to God 1 Ti 3:16 (s. MMassinger, Biblioth. Sacra 96, ’40, 479–89).—Pl. godly acts 2 Pt 3:11 (cp. PGM 13, 717; Just., D. 47, 2).—OKern, D. Rel. der Griechen I 1926, 273–90; FBräuninger, Unters. zu d. Schriften des Hermes Trismeg., diss. Berlin 1926, esp. on εὐσέβεια and γνῶσις; FTillmann, Past. Bonus 53, ’42, 129–36; 161–65 (‘Frömmigkeit’ in den Pastoralbr.); WFoerster, NTS 5, ’59, 213–18 (Pastorals). S. ὅσιος, end.—B. 1462. Larfeld I 496. DELG s.v. σέβομαι. M-M. TW. Sv.

εὐχερής, ές, gen. ους (s. χείρ; Soph., Hippocr. et al.; ins; UPZ 162 VIII, 13 [117 B.C.] εὐχερῶς; LXX).

① pert. to having a tendency or inclination to, with implication of feeling relatively free from restraint, easily inclined, prone, reckless (Demosth. 21, 103; Aristot., Metaph. 1025a, 2; PGM 4, 2504 εὐχερῶς; Philo, Somn. 1, 13; Jos., Vi. 167; Just., D. 20, 1 and 67, 8 πρός; A II, 2, 7 εὐχερῶς) ἐν καταλαλιᾷ prone to slander B 20:2.

② pert. to requiring little effort, easy εὐχερές ἐστιν w. inf. foll. it is easy (Batr. 62; SIG 674, 65; Jdth 7:10) ὑμῖν εὐχερές ἐστιν ποιῆσαι it is easy for you to do IRo 1:2.—DELG s.v. χείρ.

εὔλογος, ον (s. prec. three entries; Aeschyl. et al.; OGI 504, 9; 669, 10; UPZ 162 V, 2 [117 B.C.]; Philo; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 259; Just., D. 56, 10; Tat. 9:1; Ath., R. 49, 23) pert. to making good sense, reasonable, right IMg 7:1. εὔλογόν ἐστιν it is reasonable w. inf. foll. (Pla., Crat. 396b; cp. Philo, Deus Imm. 127) ISm 9:1.

θεοσεβής, ές (s. two prec. entries; Soph., Hdt.+; Vett. Val. 17, 1; 19; 18, 16; Herm. Wr. 9, 4b; IG XIV, 1325; Kaibel 729, 2; PGiss 55, 1; UPZ 14, 20 [158 B.C.], on which s. the editor’s note p. 159; LXX; TestAbr A 4, p. 81, 4 [Stone p. 10]; TestNapht 1:10; JosAs; EpArist 179; Philo, Mut. Nom. 197; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 140; Just. [D. 118, 3 θεοσεβέστεροι]; Tat. 13, 3; Ath. 37, 1. cp. also Jos., Ant. 12, 284; 20, 195, and the Jewish ins in the theater at Miletus in Dssm., LO 391f [LAE 446f] and Schürer III 164–72, SAB 1897, 221ff; ins BWander, Gottesfürchtige und Sympathisanten [WUNT 104] ’98, 87–137, w. caution concerning relevance for biblical data) god-fearing, devout J 9:31. W. θεοφιλής: γένος τῶν Χριστιανῶν MPol 3:2. Of Job 1 Cl 17:3 (Job 1:1).—Lampe s.v. DELG s.v. σέβομαι. S. SEG XLII, 726 and 1226. M-M. TW. Spicq. Sv.

θεῖος, θεία, θεῖον (Hom.+.; adv. θείως Just., A I, 20, 3.—RMuquier, Le sens du mot θεῖος chez Platon 1930; JvanCamp and PCanart, Le sens du mot theios chez Platon ’56).

① pert. to that which belongs to the nature or status of deity, divine

ⓐ adj. divine δύναμις (Pla., Leg. 3, 691e φύσις τις ἀνθρωπίνη μεμιγμένη θείᾳ τινὶ δυνάμει; Dio Chrys. 14 [31], 95; decree of Stratonicea CIG II 2715ab [Dssm., B 277ff-BS 360ff]; EpArist 157 al.; Philo, Det. Pot. Ins. 83 al.; SibOr 5, 249; Just., A I, 32, 9) 2 Pt 1:3. φύσις (Diod S 5, 31, 4; Dio Chrys. 11 [12], 29; Ael. Aristid. 37, 9 K.=2 p. 16 D.; Manetho: 609 Fgm. 10 p. 92, 16 Jac. [Jos., C. Ap. 1, 232]; SIG 1125, 8; Philo, Decal. 104 τῶν θείας φύσεως μετεσχηκότων; Jos., Ant. 8, 107) vs. 4. κρίσις (Simplicius in Epict. p. 20, 30; Philo, Spec. Leg. 3, 12, 1) 2 Cl 20:4. γνῶσις (cp. 4 Macc 1:16) 1 Cl 40:1. πνεῦμα (Menand., Fgm. 417, 3 Kö. [=482, 3 Kock]; PGM 4, 966; Aristobulus p. 218, 5 Denis [Eus., PE 8, 10, 4=Holladay p. 136 ln. 28]; ApcSed 14:6; Philo; Jos., Ant. 6, 222; 8, 408; 10, 239; Just., A I, 32, 2 al.; Tat. 13, 2; cp. 4:2 θειοτέρου) Hm 11:2, 5, 7ff, 12, 21 (TestSol 1:10 L). ἔργα of the deeds of the Virtues v 3, 8, 7.

ⓑ subst. τὸ θεῖον divine being, divinity, freq. simply = ‘the numinous’ (Hdt. 3, 108; Thu. 5, 70; X., Cyr. 4, 2, 15, Hell. 7, 5, 13, Mem. 1, 4, 18; Pla., Phdr. p. 242c; Polyb. 31, 15, 7; Diod S 1, 6, 1; 13, 3, 2; 16, 60, 2; Epict. 2, 20, 22; Lucian, e.g. De Sacrif. 1, Pro Imag. 13; 17; 28; Herm. Wr. 11, 21b codd.; ins [SIG index p. 377f]; UPZ 24, 11; 36, 13 and 22; 39, 5; Mitt-Wilck. I/2, 70, 14; 116, 2 σέβου τὸ θεῖον; PGM 3, 192.—Philo, Op. M. 170, Agr. 80, Leg. ad Gai. 3; Jos., Ant. 1, 85 and 194; 2, 275; 5, 133; 11, 127; 12, 281 and 302; 13, 242 and 300; 14, 183; 17, 41, Bell. 3, 352; 4, 190; Just., D. 3, 7 al.; Tat. 16, 2; Ath. 1, 2 al.—LXX, En, EpArist, SibOr and other pseudepigr. do not have τὸ θεῖον) Ac 17:27 D, 29; Tit 1:9 v.l.—New Docs 3, 68 (ins).

② of persons who stand in close relation to, or reflect characteristics of, a deity, including esp. helpfulness to one’s constituencies, divine (Diog. L. 7, 119: the Stoa says of the σοφοί: θείους εἶναι• ἔχειν γὰρ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς οἱονεὶ θεόν; cp. Pla., Rep. 366c.—Cp. on ἄνθρωποι θεῖοι Rtzst., Mysterienrel.³ 25f; 237ff; 298; HWindisch, Pls u. Christus ’34, 1–114; BGildersleeve, Essays and Studies 1896, 251–96 [Apollonius of Tyana]; LBieler, Θεῖος Ἀνήρ I ’35; II ’36; CHolladay, Theios Aner in Hellenistic Judaism ’72; JKingsbury, Int 35, ’81, 243–57 [Mark’s Christology]; EKoskenniemi, Apollonios von Tyana in der neutestamentlichen Exegese ’94) in the superl. (Oenomaus in Eus., PE 5, 28, 2 Lycurgus as ὁ θειότατος ἀνθρώπων; Iambl., Vi. Pyth. 29, 161 ὁ θειότατος Πυθαγόρας; used of the emperors in ins [SIG index p. 378a] and pap [PLond III, 1012, 4 p. 266]) οἱ θειότατοι προφῆται the prophets, those people so very near to God IMg 8:2 (cp. TestSol 1:4 C ὦ θεῖε βασιλεῦ; Philo, Mos. 2, 188; Jos., Ant. 10, 35 ὁ προφήτης θεῖος, C. Ap. 1, 279 [Moses]). Of angels Papias (4).

③ gener., of that which exceeds the bounds of human or earthly possibility, supernatural (Lucian, Alex. 12 θεῖόν τι καὶ φοβερόν) of a monster ὑπενόησα εἶναί τι θεῖον I suspected that it was some other-worldly thing Hv 4, 1, 6.—RAC XIII 155–366. DELG s.v. θεός. M-M. TW. Sv.

θλίβω fut. θλίψω; 1 aor. ἔθλιψα. Pass.: fut. 3 sg. θλιβήσεται Job 20:22; 2 aor. ἐθλίβην; pf. ptc. τεθλιμμένος (s. next entry; Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX, pseudepigr.; Philo; Jos., Bell. 3, 330, Ant. 20, 111; SibOr; Mel., P. 80, 587).

① to press or crowd close against, press upon, crowd τινά someone (Sir 16:28 v.l.; JosAs 23:8 τὸν πόδα) Mk 3:9 (cp. Appian, Bell. Civ. 4, 45, §194 ἐπιθλίβω τινά=crowd around someone).

② to cause someth. to be constricted or narrow, press together, compress, make narrow (Dionys. Hal. 8, 73 βίοι τεθλιμμένοι, provisions that have become scarce; ὁ θεὸς ἔθλιψεν τὴν σελήνην GrBar 9:7); pass. of space that is limited (of small living quarters Theocr. 21, 18 θλιβομένα καλύβα= tight quarters; Lucian, Alex. 49 τ. πόλεως θλιβομένης ὑπὸ τ. πλήθους =the city jammed full w. a multitude) ἔν τινι τόπῳ τεθλιμμένῳ καὶ πεπληρωμένῳ ἑρπετῶν πονηρῶν a tight place and full of bad snakes = a place jammed full with bad snakes ApcPt 10:25 (the misery is twofold: tight quarters to begin with and being totally surrounded by snakes). Of a road (w. a corresp. στενὴ πύλη) ὁδὸς τεθλιμμένη a narrow, confined road and therefore a source of trouble or difficulty to those using it Mt 7:14 (TestAbr A 11 p. 88, 30 [Stone p. 24]; s. KBornhäuser, Die Bergpredigt 1923, 177ff); on the imagery s. AMattill, JBL 98, ’79, 531–46; Betz, SM 527: “The chances of failure are greater than the chances of success, a sobering message.”

③ to cause to be troubled, oppress, afflict τινά someone (Dt 28:53; Lev 19:33; SibOr 3, 630) 2 Th 1:6. τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον oppress the Holy Spirit Hm 10, 2, 5; χρεώστας θ. oppress debtors 8:10.—Pass. be afflicted, distressed (UPZ 42, 22 [162 B.C.]; PsSol 1:1 al.) 2 Cor 1:6; 4:8; 7:5; Hb 11:37; Hm 2:5. θλιβείς by suffering B 7:11. θλιβεὶς τῇ γνώμῃ τινός distressed by someone’s scheming IPhld 6:2. ψυχὴ θλιβομένη distressed soul Hs 1:8 (PGM 1, 213 θλίβεταί[?] μου ἡ ψυχή; TestSol 1:4 θλιβομένης μου τῆς ψυχῆς; Mel., P. 80, 587; Proclus on Pla., Crat., 72, 3 Pasqu. δαίμονες θλίβουσι τ. ψυχάς; Nicetas Eugen. 2, 27 H. ψυχὴ τεθλιμμένη; cp. Philo, De Ios. 179). On Hs 8, 10, 4 s. Bonner 113 note.—Subst. ὁ θλιβόμενος the oppressed (one) (TestSol D 4, 11 παραμυθία των θ.; JosAs 12:11 τῶν θλιβομένων βοηθός; Diod S 13, 109, 5 οἱ θλιβόμενοι=those who were hard pressed) 1 Ti 5:10; ISm 6:2; B 20:2; D 5:2. Esp., as in some of the aforementioned pass., of the persecution of Christians 1 Th 3:4; 2 Th 1:7. θλιβῆναι πάσῃ θλίψει suffer every kind of affliction Hs 6, 3, 6; cp. 7:1ff; 8, 10, 4. ὑπὲρ τοῦ νόμου θλιβέντες persecuted for the law (i.e., for the way of life that is in accordance with the instructions of Jesus) 8, 3, 7.—DELG. M-M. EDNT. TW.

θυρίς, ίδος, ἡ (s. θύρα) window (so Aristot.+; ins, pap, LXX; En 101:2; TestJos 14:1; JosAs; Philo, Plant. 169; Joseph.; loanw. in rabb.) καθέζεσθαι ἐπὶ τῆς θ. sit at (in) the window Ac 20:9. διὰ θυρίδος through the window 2 Cor 11:33 (Palaeph. p. 20, 5; UPZ 15, 7; 53, 5; Josh 2:15; 1 Km 19:12; Jos., Bell. 6, 252, Ant. 6, 217; for related incidents, s. Wetstein: Athen. 5, 52, p. 214a and Plut., Aemil. Paul. 26, 269a). ἀπὸ ταύτης τῆς θυρίδος AcPl Ox 6 recto, 5f (=Aa I 241, 12).—DELG s.v. θύρα. M-M. TW.