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Dictionaries :: Honest, Honestly, Honesty

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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
A-1 Adjective Strong's Number: g2570 Greek: kalos

Honest, Honestly, Honesty:

"good, admirable, becoming," has also the ethical meaning of what is "fair, right, honorable, of such conduct as deserves esteem;" it is translated "honest" [cp. Latin honestus (from honos, "honor")], which has the same double meaning as "honest" in the AV, namely, regarded with honor, honorable, and bringing honor, becoming; in Luk 8:15 (AV, and RV), "an honest and good (agathos) heart;" Rom 12:17; 2Cr 8:21; 13:7, RV, "honorable" (AV, "honest"), of things which are regarded with esteem; in 1Pe 2:12, of behavior, RV, "seemly," AV, "honest" (i.e., becoming).
See GOOD.

Note: In Tts 3:14, the RV and AV margins give what is probably the accurate meaning, "(to profess) honest occupations" (AV, "trades"); in the texts "(to maintain) good works."

A-2 Adjective Strong's Number: g4586 Greek: semnos

Honest, Honestly, Honesty:

"august, venerable," is rendered "honest" in Phl 4:8, AV (marg., "venerable"), RV, "honorable" (marg., "reverent"). Matthew Arnold suggests "nobly serious."
See GRAVE.

Note: In Act 6:3, "men of honest (RV, 'good') report" translates the Passive Voice of martureo, lit., "having had witness borne."

B-1 Adverb Strong's Number: g2570 Greek: kalos

Honest, Honestly, Honesty:

corresponding to A, No. 1, is used in Hbr 13:18, "honestly," i.e., honorably.
See PLACE, C, Note (4), WELL.

B-2 Adverb Strong's Number: g2156 Greek: euschemonos

Honest, Honestly, Honesty:

"becomingly, decently," is rendered "honestly" in Rom 13:13, where it is set in contrast with the confusion of gentile social life, and in 1Th 4:12, of the manner of life of believers as a witness to "them that are without;" in 1Cr 14:40, "decently," in contrast with confusion in the churches.
See DECENTLY.

C-1 Noun Strong's Number: g4587 Greek: semnotes

Honest, Honestly, Honesty:

denotes "gravity, dignified seriousness;" it is rendered "honesty" in the AV of 1Ti 2:2, RV, "gravity."
See GRAVITY.

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