Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. t.) To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb.
2. (v. t.) To draw back tightly, as a rein.
3. (v. t.) To hinder from unlimited enjoinment; to abridge.
4. (v. t.) To limit; to confine; to restrict.
5. (v. t.) To withhold; to forbear.
Greek
4724. stello -- to arrange, prepare, gather up, hence to restrain ... to arrange, prepare, gather up, hence to
restrain. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
stello Phonetic Spelling: (stel'-lo) Short Definition: I arrange, take
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4724.htm - 6k3973. pauo -- to make to cease, hinder
... of Speech: Verb Transliteration: pauo Phonetic Spelling: (pow'-o) Short Definition:
I cause to cease Definition: (a) act: I cause to cease, restrain, hinder, (b ...
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2687. katastello -- to keep down
... to keep down. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katastello Phonetic Spelling:
(kat-as-tel'-lo) Short Definition: I appease, restrain Definition: I let down ...
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4729. stenochoreo -- to be made narrow, to compress
... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: stenochoreo Phonetic Spelling: (sten-okh-o-
reh'-o) Short Definition: I press upon, cramp, restrain Definition: (I keep ...
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2722. katecho -- to hold fast, hold back
... hold fast, hold back. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katecho Phonetic Spelling:
(kat-ekh'-o) Short Definition: I hold fast, bind, restrain Definition: (a ...
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5468. chalinagogeo -- to lead with a bridle
... Verb Transliteration: chalinagogeo Phonetic Spelling: (khal-in-ag-ogue-eh'-o) Short
Definition: I bridle, curb Definition: I bridle, curb, restrain, sway. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
3607. kala -- to shut up, restrain, withhold... 3606, 3607. kala. 3608 . to shut up,
restrain, withhold. Transliteration: kala
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-law') Short Definition: shut. Word Origin a prim.
... /hebrew/3607.htm - 6k 1639. gara -- to diminish, restrain, withdraw
... 1638, 1639. gara. 1640 . to diminish, restrain, withdraw. Transliteration:
gara Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-rah') Short Definition: withdrawn. Word Origin a prim ...
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2413. chatam -- to hold in, restrain
... 2412, 2413. chatam. 2414 . to hold in, restrain. Transliteration: chatam Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-tam') Short Definition: restrain. Word Origin a prim. ...
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6113. atsar -- to restrain, retain
... 6112, 6113. atsar. 6114 . to restrain, retain. Transliteration: atsar Phonetic
Spelling: (aw-tsar') Short Definition: shut. Word Origin a prim. ...
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3234. Yimna -- "He will restrain," an Asherite
... "He will restrain," an Asherite. Transliteration: Yimna Phonetic Spelling:
(yim-naw') Short Definition: Imna. ... From mana'; he will restrain; Jimna, an Israelite: ...
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5106. nu -- to hinder, restrain, frustrate
... 5105, 5106. nu. 5107 . to hinder, restrain, frustrate. Transliteration: nu
Phonetic Spelling: (noo) Short Definition: forbid. Word Origin a prim. ...
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662. aphaq -- to hold, be strong
... root Definition to hold, be strong NASB Word Usage control (1), controlled (2),
forced (1), restrain (1), restrained (2). force oneself, restrain. ...
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4513. mana -- to withhold, hold back
... hold back NASB Word Usage held back (2), hinder (1), hold back (1), holds (1), keep
(2), keep back (1), kept (1), refuse (2), restrain (1), restrained (2 ...
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6117. aqab -- to follow at the heel, assail insidiously ...
... from aqeb Definition to follow at the heel, assail insidiously, circumvent, overreach
NASB Word Usage deals craftily (1), heel (1), restrain (1), supplanted (1 ...
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1219. batsar -- to cut off, make inaccessible, enclose
... mighty things (1), thwarted (1). cut off, fortify, grape gatherer, mighty
things, restrain, strong, wall up,. A primitive root; to ...
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Library
Commandment Eighth. We Ought to Shun that which is Evil, and do ...
... is no need of restraint." "Make known to me, sir," say I, "in what cases restraint
has to be exercised, and in what cases it has not." "Restrain yourself in ...
/.../pastor/the pastor books first second third/commandment eighth we ought to.htm
Seventh Sunday after Trinity Exhortation to Resist Sin.
... All sovereigns establish laws to restrain evil and preserve order. ... Whatever is done
secretly and never comes before him, he cannot punish or restrain. ...
/.../luther/epistle sermons vol iii/seventh sunday after trinity exhortation.htm
Discussion of the Subject of Permission
... is also possible to the being, who permits, either according to right, or according
to capability, or in both respects, and, when used, would restrain, or in ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 3/discussion of the subject of.htm
How Herod and Sosius Took Jerusalem by Force; and what Death ...
... 2. Now as for the robberies which were committed, the king contrived that ambushes
should be so laid, that they might restrain their excursions; and as for the ...
/.../chapter 18 how herod and.htm
Concerning the Living Soul, Birds, and Fishes (Ver. 24) --The ...
... But the living soul takes its origin from the earth, for it is not profitable, unless
to those already among the faithful, to restrain themselves from the love ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter xxi concerning the living soul.htm
Now Suppose that While You were Writing This, as You Tell us You ...
... not cautiously, by the poor glimmering light of a lantern, some Prophet had stood
by you and had cried out: "O writer, suppress those words, restrain your pen ...
/.../21 now suppose that while.htm
Thus Much Will Suffice to have Treated on Behalf of True ...
... He made. They who hold contrary to this truth, what doth it profit them
to restrain lusts? if, that is, they restrain any. What ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/on continence/section 26 thus much will.htm
As Regards Our Reverend Friend Epiphanius, this is Strange ...
... I confess I cannot restrain my laughter when, at the prompting of some clever
person, you strike up a hymn in honour of Epiphanius. ...
/.../23 as regards our reverend.htm
Of God, his Care and Anger.
... I speak of those in particular who are in our own power, as slaves, children, wives,
and pupils; for when we see these offend, we are incited to restrain them. ...
/.../chap xvii of god his care.htm
On the Words of the Gospel, John v. 31,"If I Bear Witness of ...
... God hath given thee power by His Spirit to restrain thy members. Lust riseth up,
restrain thy members; what can it do now that it hath risen? ...
/.../sermon lxxviii on the words.htm
Thesaurus
Restrain (31 Occurrences)... 4. (vt) To limit; to confine; to restrict. 5. (vt) To withhold; to forbear.
Multi-Version Concordance
Restrain (31 Occurrences).
.../r/restrain.htm - 15kIncontinency (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality
or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to restrain the ...
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Curb (5 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb; to bend to one's will;
to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to confine; to keep in check. ...
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Control (88 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint. 3.
(n.) Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining ...
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Restrained (51 Occurrences)
... (imp. & pp) of Restrain. ... Psalms 40:9 I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In
the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known. ...
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Bind (68 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind;
as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the ...
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Forbid (46 Occurrences)
... koluo): Occurs very seldom in the Old Testament except as the rendering of chalilah
(see below); it is once the translation of kala', "to restrain" (Numbers 11 ...
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Dam (5 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing
a dam, as a stream of water; -- generally used with in or up. ...
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Contain (19 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
4. (vi) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity. Int. ...
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Stint (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To restrain within certain limits; to bound;
to confine; to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance. ...
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Resources
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