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Infinite <ref name=" | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41084" /> == | ||
<p> ( | [[Psalm]] 139:7-8Genesis 1:1Genesis 1:5John 4:24Psalm 100:5Matthew 10:29-30Psalm 139:1-6Genesis 17:1Exodus 6:3 | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60872" /> == | |||
<p> IN'FINITE, a. L. infinitus in and finitus, terminated. </p> 1. [[Without]] limits unbounded boundless not circumscribed applied to time, space and qualities. [[God]] is infinite in duration, having neither beginning nor end of existence. He is also infinite in presence, or omnipresent, and his perfections are infinite. We also speak of infinite space. 2. That will have no end. [[Thus]] angels and men, though they have had a beginning, will exist in infinite duration. 3. That has a beginning in space, but is infinitely extended as, a line beginning at a point, but extended indefinitely, is an infinite line. 4. [[Infinite]] is used loosely and hyperbolically for indefinitely large, immense, of great size or extent. <p> Infinite canon, in music, a perpetual fugue. </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66838" /> == | |||
<p> 1. <i> en mispar </i> , 'no number:' only applied to the understanding of the Lord. [[Psalm]] 147:5 . </p> <p> 2. <i> en qets </i> , 'no end.' Eliphaz, quite unintelligent as to Job's case, said there was 'no end' of his iniquities. Job 22:5 . There was 'no end' to the strength of [[Ethiopia]] and [[Egypt]] in supporting the city No; yet it was carried away: so would God's judgements fall upon Nineveh. Nahum 3:8,9 . </p> | |||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_131964" /> == | |||
<p> (1): </p> <p> (a.) [[Greater]] than any assignable quantity of the same kind; - said of certain quantities. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (a.) Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic; prodigious. </p> <p> (3): </p> <p> (a.) Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance. </p> <p> (4): </p> <p> (a.) [[Without]] limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of God; - opposed to finite. </p> <p> (5): </p> <p> (n.) An infinity; an incalculable or very great number. </p> <p> (6): </p> <p> (n.) The [[Infinite]] Being; God; the Almighty. </p> <p> (7): </p> <p> (a.) Capable of endless repetition; - said of certain forms of the canon, called also perpetual fugues, so constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly repeated. </p> <p> (8): </p> <p> (n.) That which is infinite; boundless space or duration; infinity; boundlessness. </p> <p> (9): </p> <p> (n.) An infinite quantity or magnitude. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_45188" /> == | |||
<p> (See Attributes); (See [[God]]). </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_41084"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/infinite Infinite from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_60872"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/infinite Infinite from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_66838"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/infinite Infinite from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_131964"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/infinite Infinite from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_45188"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/infinite Infinite from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_45188"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/infinite Infinite from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 08:06, 12 October 2021
Holman Bible Dictionary [1]
Psalm 139:7-8Genesis 1:1Genesis 1:5John 4:24Psalm 100:5Matthew 10:29-30Psalm 139:1-6Genesis 17:1Exodus 6:3
King James Dictionary [2]
IN'FINITE, a. L. infinitus in and finitus, terminated.
1. Without limits unbounded boundless not circumscribed applied to time, space and qualities. God is infinite in duration, having neither beginning nor end of existence. He is also infinite in presence, or omnipresent, and his perfections are infinite. We also speak of infinite space. 2. That will have no end. Thus angels and men, though they have had a beginning, will exist in infinite duration. 3. That has a beginning in space, but is infinitely extended as, a line beginning at a point, but extended indefinitely, is an infinite line. 4. Infinite is used loosely and hyperbolically for indefinitely large, immense, of great size or extent.
Infinite canon, in music, a perpetual fugue.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
1. en mispar , 'no number:' only applied to the understanding of the Lord. Psalm 147:5 .
2. en qets , 'no end.' Eliphaz, quite unintelligent as to Job's case, said there was 'no end' of his iniquities. Job 22:5 . There was 'no end' to the strength of Ethiopia and Egypt in supporting the city No; yet it was carried away: so would God's judgements fall upon Nineveh. Nahum 3:8,9 .
Webster's Dictionary [4]
(1):
(a.) Greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind; - said of certain quantities.
(2):
(a.) Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic; prodigious.
(3):
(a.) Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance.
(4):
(a.) Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of God; - opposed to finite.
(5):
(n.) An infinity; an incalculable or very great number.
(6):
(n.) The Infinite Being; God; the Almighty.
(7):
(a.) Capable of endless repetition; - said of certain forms of the canon, called also perpetual fugues, so constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly repeated.
(8):
(n.) That which is infinite; boundless space or duration; infinity; boundlessness.
(9):
(n.) An infinite quantity or magnitude.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(See Attributes); (See God).
