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Governing (6 Occurrences)
... & vb. n.) of Govern. 2. (a.) Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as,
a governing wind; a governing party in a state. ...Governing (6 Occurrences). ...
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Rule (291 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action;
a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a ...
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Member (20 Occurrences)
... The members are not self-governing, but execute the orders of the mind, obeying
either the lower nature in the commission of sin or iniquity, unrighteousness ...
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Evolution
... social activity and religion. The idea of a law of orderly change governing
all things is not a new one. Historians of science find ...
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Governed (8 Occurrences)

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Government (20 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws;
control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government. ...
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Younger (39 Occurrences)
... Luke 22:26 But not so with you. But one who is the greater among you, let him become
as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who serves. ...
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Neighbor (123 Occurrences)
... central position to the injunction to love one's neighbor as one's self (James
2:8, where is is called the "royal law" ie the supreme or governing law; Romans ...
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Judaeus
... an oriental mystic by accident of residence, a Greek humanist by higher education
and professional study, an ally of the Roman governing classes, familiar with ...
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Leading (101 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) The act of guiding, directing, governing, or enticing; guidance. 5. (n.)
Suggestion; hint; example. Multi-Version Concordance Leading (101 Occurrences). ...
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Governings (1 Occurrence)

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Firstbegotten (1 Occurrence)
... earth" (Psalm 89:27). Philo applies the word to the Logos as the archetypal
and governing idea of creation. Similarly Christ, as ...
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First-begotten (2 Occurrences)
... earth" (Psalm 89:27). Philo applies the word to the Logos as the archetypal
and governing idea of creation. Similarly Christ, as ...
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Throne (181 Occurrences)
... position of earthly kings, rulers, judges, etc., their majesty and power (of kings:
Genesis 41:40 1 Kings 2:19; Job 36:7, etc.; denoting governing or judicial ...
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To (219938 Occurrences)
... 4. (prep.) As sign of the infinitive, to had originally the use of last defined,
governing the infinitive as a verbal noun, and connecting it as indirect ...
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Rules (160 Occurrences)
... Luke 22:26 But not so with you. But one who is the greater among you, let him become
as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who serves. (See NIV). ...
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Regulate (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To adjust by rule, method, or established mode;
to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws. ...
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Regulation (6 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A rule or order prescribed for management or government; prescription; a
regulating principle; a governing direction; precept; law; as, the regulations ...
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Rein (3 Occurrences)
... controls a horse. 2. (n.) Hence, an instrument or means of curbing,
restraining, or governing; government; restraint. 3. (vt) To ...
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Epicureans (1 Occurrence)
... as "a daily business of speech and thought to secure a happy life." 2. Egoistic
Hedonism: His ethical teaching is therefore the central and governing factor of ...
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Dominion (72 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling;
independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy. ...
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Debtor (7 Occurrences)
... 25:27). Quite extensive legislation is provided in the Old Testament
governing the matter of debt and debtors. Indebtedness and ...
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Dominant (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Ruling; governing; prevailing; predominant;
as, the dominant species, church, spirit, power. 2 ...
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Debt (48 Occurrences)
... 25:27). Quite extensive legislation is provided in the Old Testament
governing the matter of debt and debtors. Indebtedness and ...
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Presbyter
... history to the Jewish Sanhedrin (Matthew 27:1; Matthew 28:12 Luke 9:22 Acts 4:5,
8), and later in the development of the church to its governing body, either ...
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Providence (3 Occurrences)
... Literally means foresight, but is generally used to denote God's preserving and
governing all things by means of second causes (Psalm 18:35; 63:8; Acts 17:28 ...
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Philo
... an oriental mystic by accident of residence, a Greek humanist by higher education
and professional study, an ally of the Roman governing classes, familiar with ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/philo.htm - 29k

Presbytery (1 Occurrence)
... history to the Jewish Sanhedrin (Matthew 27:1; Matthew 28:12 Luke 9:22 Acts 4:5,
8), and later in the development of the church to its governing body, either ...
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Principle (32 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A settled rule of action; a governing law of conduct; an opinion or belief
which exercises a directing influence on the life and behavior; a rule ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/principle.htm - 16k

Chicken
... He gave the laws governing the use of fowl at table and recorded that in Egypt eggs
were hatched in manure beds, which is conclusive proof that birds had been ...
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Control (88 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to
counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower. ...
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Arbiter (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without
control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited. ...
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Apocalyptic
... While the governing orders, the priests and the leaders of the Council, those who
came in contact with the generals and governors of the Lagids of Egypt, or ...
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Athens (5 Occurrences)
... the capital. After the death of Codrus in 1068 BC, the governing power was
entrusted to an archon who held office for life. In 753 ...
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Amaziah (41 Occurrences)
... children for a father's offense, shows that the laws of this book were then known,
and were recognized as authoritative, and, in theory, as governing the nation ...
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Serves (14 Occurrences)
... Luke 22:26 But not so with you. But one who is the greater among you, let him become
as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who serves. ...
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Senate (1 Occurrence)
... legislative department of government. 5. (n.) The governing body of the
Universities of Cambridge and London. 6. (n.) In some American ...
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Sanhedrin (19 Occurrences)
... to Songs 6:1). But there is no historical evidence to show that previous to the
Greek period there existed an organized aristocratic governing tribunal among ...
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Strict (7 Occurrences)
... 4. (a.) Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe;
rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath. ...
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Hinge (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) That on which anything turns or depends; a governing principle; a cardinal
point or rule; as, this argument was the hinge on which the question turned. ...
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Literature (2 Occurrences)
... While the governing orders, the priests and the leaders of the Council, those who
came in contact with the generals and governors of the Lagids of Egypt, or ...
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Empire (8 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the
empire of mind or of reason. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Ministry (44 Occurrences)
... local churches, thus organized, while they never lacked the sense that they all
belonged to one body, were independent self-governing communities preserving ...
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Rather (176 Occurrences)
... Luke 22:26 But not so with you. But one who is the greater among you, let him become
as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who serves. (See RSV). ...
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Greater (219 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Luke 22:26 But not so with you. But one who is the greater among you, let
him become as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who serves. ...
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Serve (407 Occurrences)
... Luke 22:26 But not so with you. But one who is the greater among you, let him become
as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who serves. ...
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Church (110 Occurrences)
... To the Greek it would suggest a self-governing democratic society; to the Jew a
theocratic society whose members were the subjects of the Heavenly King. ...
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Foreknow (1 Occurrence)
... Scripture. It is implied in the Old Testament conception of God as an Omnipotent
Person governing all things in accordance with His will. ...
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Foreknowledge (2 Occurrences)
... Scripture. It is implied in the Old Testament conception of God as an Omnipotent
Person governing all things in accordance with His will. ...
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Christianity
... masses. It is the account of the triumphant march of democracy and popular
government against an exclusive governing caste. Against ...
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Roman (26 Occurrences)
... masses. It is the account of the triumphant march of democracy and popular
government against an exclusive governing caste. Against ...
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Ascension (1 Occurrence)
... on our behalf, interceding by His presence, bestowing the Holy Spirit, governing
and guiding the church, sympathizing, helping and saving His people, we are ...
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Herod (45 Occurrences)
... by Rome, the kingdom was divided as follows: Archelaus received one-half of the
kingdom, with the title of king, really "ethnarch," governing Judea, Samaria ...
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Man (26072 Occurrences)
... The regenerated man is a man with a new governing disposition-a "new man," an "inward
man," a "spiritual man." (1) The "New Man"-the Regenerate Man-Is Not a ...
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Bishop (4 Occurrences)
... The churches in the apostolic era were independent and self-governing, and the absence
of anything like a centralized ecclesiastical authority is seen by the ...
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Messenger (235 Occurrences)
... The regenerated man is a man with a new governing disposition-a "new man," an "inward
man," a "spiritual man." (1) The "New Man"-the Regenerate Man-Is Not a ...
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Law (670 Occurrences)
... Bryce, Studies in History and Jurisprudence, Oxford, 1901), next to the Christian
religion, the most plentiful source of the rules governing actual conduct ...
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