Jump to: Smith's • ATS • ISBE • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms • Resources Smith's Bible Dictionary Race[GAMES] ATS Bible Dictionary RacePsalm 19:5 Ecclesiastes 9:11. Various games were instituted among the Greeks and Romans, in honor of their gods, and with the design of training young men to personal vigor and activity, and to intrepidity and skill in war. These games were celebrated at stated places and times, with great pomp; renowned statesmen, legislators, and kings engaged in them; and it was deemed the highest of all honors to be crowned with a simple chaplet of laurel, olive, pine, or parsley, in the presence of the vast assemblage of witnesses who delighted to honor the victor. The preparatory training was very severe, and every weakening indulgence was forbidden. Among the most famous games were those celebrated on the isthmus of Corinth, hence called the Isthmian games; and to these Paul alludes in his letters to Corinth, 1 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. The foot race was a game of the first rank; other games were the chariot-race, wrestling, boxing, leaping, and throwing the quoit or the javelin. The foot-race well illustrates the Christian warfare, the sacrifices to be made, the diligent bringing the body under subjection, the laying aside every weight, the myriads of spectators lining the course, and among them those previously crowned victors, the exhausting efforts required, (from which the word agonize is derived,) and the glorious prize, Philippians 3:13 2 Timothy 4:7,8 Hebrews 12:1. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To raze.2. (n.) A root. 3. (n.) The descendants of a common ancestor; a family, tribe, people, or nation, believed or presumed to belong to the same stock; a lineage; a breed. 4. (n.) Company; herd; breed. 5. (n.) A variety of such fixed character that it may be propagated by seed. 6. (n.) Peculiar flavor, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavor; smack. 7. (n.) Hence, characteristic quality or disposition. 8. (n.) A progress; a course; a movement or progression. 9. (n.) Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running. 10. (n.) Hence: The act or process of running in competition; a contest of speed in any way, as in running, riding, driving, skating, rowing, sailing; in the plural, usually, a meeting for contests in the running of horses; as, he attended the races. 11. (n.) Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life. 12. (n.) A strong or rapid current of water, or the channel or passage for such a current; a powerful current or heavy sea, sometimes produced by the meeting of two tides; as, the Portland Race; the Race of Alderney. 13. (n.) The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel in which it flows; a mill race. 14. (n.) A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc. 15. (v. i.) To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals raced over the ground; the ships raced from port to port. 16. (v. i.) To run too fast at times, as a marine engine or screw, when the screw is lifted out of water by the action of a heavy sea. 17. (v. t.) To cause to contend in a race; to drive at high speed; as, to race horses. 18. (v. t.) To run a race with. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia RACEras (merox; agon, dromos). Greek 1408. dromos -- a course, race ... a course, race. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: dromos Phonetic Spelling: (drom'-os) Short Definition: a running, course, career Definition: a ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1408.htm - 6k 1484. ethnos -- a race, a nation, pl. the nations (as distinct ... 246. allophulos -- of another race 1074. genea -- race, family, generation 2104b. eugenes -- of noble race 241. allogenes -- of another race 4712. stadion -- a stadium (a Gr. measure of length), by impl. a ... 5443. phule -- a clan or tribe 1085. genos -- family, offspring 444. anthropos -- a man, human, mankind Strong's Hebrew 4793. merots -- a running, a race... 4792, 4793. merots. 4794 . a running, a race. Transliteration: merots Phonetic Spelling: (may-rotes') Short Definition: race. Word ... /hebrew/4793.htm - 6k 6154. ereb -- mixture, mixed company 4464. mamzer -- a bastard, child of incest 4794. merutsah -- a running, course 2233. zera -- a sowing, seed, offspring 734. orach -- a way, path 1984b. halal -- to be boastful, to praise 3120. Yavan -- a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their land Library The Heavenly Race The Christian Race. And that this Race was to Become an Holy People was Declared in ... When was the Human Race Destroyed by a Flood? was it not Before Us ... A Sermon on the Boat Race. The Race of Life The Christian Race. The Christian Race. Jesus Recognised by all the Race. The Life of Faith the Christian Race. Thesaurus Race (36 Occurrences)... or the channel or passage for such a current; a powerful current or heavy sea, sometimes produced by the meeting of two tides; as, the Portland Race; the Race... /r/race.htm - 19k Race-course (1 Occurrence) Foot-race (1 Occurrence) Generation (150 Occurrences) Syrians (63 Occurrences) Giants (18 Occurrences) Course (87 Occurrences) Imputation Shinar (8 Occurrences) Macedonia (23 Occurrences) Resources What is the critical race theory, and how should a Christian view it? | GotQuestions.orgWhat does it mean to 'run the race set before us' (Hebrews 12:1)? | GotQuestions.org What did Paul mean when he said he had finished the race? | GotQuestions.org Race: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus Concordance Race (36 Occurrences)Matthew 10:6 Mark 7:26 Acts 4:36 Acts 7:13 Acts 7:19 Acts 10:28 Acts 13:26 Acts 17:26 Acts 18:2 Acts 18:24 Acts 20:24 Romans 5:18 Romans 9:3 Romans 9:5 1 Corinthians 9:24 2 Corinthians 11:26 Galatians 1:14 Galatians 2:2 Galatians 5:7 Ephesians 3:5 Philippians 2:16 Philippians 3:5 Philippians 3:12 2 Timothy 4:7 Hebrews 12:1 James 3:7 1 Peter 2:9 2 Peter 3:6 Judges 16:7 Judges 16:11 Judges 16:17 Ezra 9:2 Psalms 19:5 Ecclesiastes 9:11 Nahum 2:4 Zechariah 9:6 Subtopics Related Terms |
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