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== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_57809" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_57809" /> == | ||
<p> <b> [[Weariness | <p> <b> [[Weariness]] </b> —The one reference to the weariness of our Lord which we find in the [[Gospels]] occurs in the account of His journey from [[Judaea]] into Galilee. We read that on His way, beaten down by heavy toil (κεκοπιακώς), He sat upon the well near to the village of [[Sychar]] ( John 4:6). The allusion is an eloquent testimony to the fact that He who is touched by the feeling of our infirmity shared that infirmity in its commonest effect of physical exhaustion. See [[Humanity]] of Christ. </p> <p> W. W. Holdsworth. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_64154" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_64154" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> WEARINESS, n. from weary. </p> 1. The state of being weary or tired that lassitude or exhaustion of strength which is induced by labor fatigue. <p> With weariness and wine oppresd. </p> 2. Lassitude uneasiness proceeding from continued waiting, disappointed expectation or exhausted patience, or from other cause. | ||
== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_79925" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_79925" /> == | ||
| 2—Corinthians 11:27[[Labor]] | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_194498" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_194498" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:04, 14 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [1]
Weariness —The one reference to the weariness of our Lord which we find in the Gospels occurs in the account of His journey from Judaea into Galilee. We read that on His way, beaten down by heavy toil (κεκοπιακώς), He sat upon the well near to the village of Sychar ( John 4:6). The allusion is an eloquent testimony to the fact that He who is touched by the feeling of our infirmity shared that infirmity in its commonest effect of physical exhaustion. See Humanity of Christ.
W. W. Holdsworth.
King James Dictionary [2]
WEARINESS, n. from weary.
1. The state of being weary or tired that lassitude or exhaustion of strength which is induced by labor fatigue.
With weariness and wine oppresd.
2. Lassitude uneasiness proceeding from continued waiting, disappointed expectation or exhausted patience, or from other cause.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [3]
2—Corinthians 11:27Labor
Webster's Dictionary [4]
(n.) The quality or state of being weary or tried; lassitude; exhaustion of strength; fatigue.
