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<p> '''''a''''' -'''''strā''''' ´ ( תּעה , <i> '''''tā‛āh''''' </i> , "to wander," "to err"; πλανάομαι , <i> '''''planáomai''''' </i> , "to go astray," each carrying the idea of being lost): With one exception ( Exodus 23:4 "his ass going astray") used metaphorically of moral wandering, going astray in paths of error and sin, like "sheep going astray" ( 1 Peter 2:25 the King James Version; Isaiah 53:6; [[Psalm]] 119:176 ). This wandering may be due (1) to inherent evil ( Psalm 58:3 ); (2) to false shepherds ( Jeremiah 50:6 ); contrast the beautiful and classic passage, Matthew 18:12 , Matthew 18:13 , the Son of man ( Matthew 18:12 ) seeketh that which is gone astray. No word more vividly portrays sin as a straying, a separation from God. To be morally "astray" is to be "lost." </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58255" /> == | |||
<p> ASTRA'Y, adv. a and stray. See Stray. </p> <p> Out of the right way or proper place, both in a literal and figurative sense. In morals and religion, it signifies wandering from the path of rectitude, from duty and happiness. </p> <p> Before I was afflicted, I want astray. Psalms 129 . </p> <p> [[Cattle]] go astray when they leave their proper owners or inclosures. See Deuteronomy 22 . </p> | |||
== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_76715" /> == | |||
== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197453" /> == | |||
<p> [[Psalm]] 58:3 (a) The tendency to commit sin and to deceive which is inherent in the human heart from birth, this is to go "astray" from GOD. </p> <p> Psalm 119:176 (a) Here we see the sinner's path which is not along the path of GOD's righteousness nor according to His commandments. </p> <p> Jeremiah 50:6 (a) This represents the path of wrong teaching into which people are led by false shepherds. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1118" /> == | |||
<p> '''''a''''' -'''''strā''''' ´ ( תּעה , <i> '''''tā‛āh''''' </i> , "to wander," "to err"; πλανάομαι , <i> '''''planáomai''''' </i> , "to go astray," each carrying the idea of being lost): With one exception ( Exodus 23:4 "his ass going astray") used metaphorically of moral wandering, going astray in paths of error and sin, like "sheep going astray" ( 1 Peter 2:25 the King James Version; Isaiah 53:6; [[Psalm]] 119:176 ). This wandering may be due (1) to inherent evil ( Psalm 58:3 ); (2) to false shepherds ( Jeremiah 50:6 ); contrast the beautiful and classic passage, Matthew 18:12 , Matthew 18:13 , the Son of man ( Matthew 18:12 ) seeketh that which is gone astray. No word more vividly portrays sin as a straying, a separation from God. To be morally "astray" is to be "lost." </p> | |||
==References == | |||
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<ref name="term_58255"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/astray Astray from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_76715"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/vine-s-expository-dictionary-of-nt-words/astray Astray from Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_197453"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/wilson-s-dictionary-of-bible-types/astray Astray from Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_1118"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/astray Astray from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
Revision as of 17:44, 8 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
ASTRA'Y, adv. a and stray. See Stray.
Out of the right way or proper place, both in a literal and figurative sense. In morals and religion, it signifies wandering from the path of rectitude, from duty and happiness.
Before I was afflicted, I want astray. Psalms 129 .
Cattle go astray when they leave their proper owners or inclosures. See Deuteronomy 22 .
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [2]
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [3]
Psalm 58:3 (a) The tendency to commit sin and to deceive which is inherent in the human heart from birth, this is to go "astray" from GOD.
Psalm 119:176 (a) Here we see the sinner's path which is not along the path of GOD's righteousness nor according to His commandments.
Jeremiah 50:6 (a) This represents the path of wrong teaching into which people are led by false shepherds.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
a -strā ´ ( תּעה , tā‛āh , "to wander," "to err"; πλανάομαι , planáomai , "to go astray," each carrying the idea of being lost): With one exception ( Exodus 23:4 "his ass going astray") used metaphorically of moral wandering, going astray in paths of error and sin, like "sheep going astray" ( 1 Peter 2:25 the King James Version; Isaiah 53:6; Psalm 119:176 ). This wandering may be due (1) to inherent evil ( Psalm 58:3 ); (2) to false shepherds ( Jeremiah 50:6 ); contrast the beautiful and classic passage, Matthew 18:12 , Matthew 18:13 , the Son of man ( Matthew 18:12 ) seeketh that which is gone astray. No word more vividly portrays sin as a straying, a separation from God. To be morally "astray" is to be "lost."
