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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_124524" /> ==
<p> '''''fū´ri''''' ( ἀλάστωρ , <i> '''''alástōr''''' </i> , "not to forget," "significant of revenge"): Occurs only in 2 Macc 7:9 the King James Version, "Thou like a fury (the Revised Version (British and American) "Thou, miscreant") takest us out of this present life." See also [[Wrath]]; Fierceness; [[Anger]] . </p>
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) One of the Parcae, or Fates, esp. Atropos. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) Violent anger; extreme wrath; rage; - sometimes applied to inanimate things, as the wind or storms; impetuosity; violence. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) A stormy, turbulent violent woman; a hag; a vixen; a virago; a termagant. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) A thief. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) pl. (Greek Myth.) The avenging deities, Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megaera; the Erinyes or Eumenides. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) Violent or extreme excitement; overmastering agitation or enthusiasm. </p>
       
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60277" /> ==
<p> FU'RY, n. L. furor, furia, furo, to rage. </p> 1. A violent rushing impetuous motion as the fury of the winds. 2. [[Rage]] a storm of anger madness turbulence. <p> I do oppose my patience to his fury. </p> 3. [[Enthusiasm]] heat of the mind. 4. In mythology, a deity a goddess of vengeance hence, a stormy turbulent, violent woman.
       
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16117" /> ==
<p> [[Attributed]] to God metaphorically, or speaking after the manner of men; that is, God's providential actions are such as would be performed by a man in a state of anger; so that, when he is said to pour out his fury on a person, or on a people, it is a figurative expression for dispensing afflictive providences. But we must be cautious not to attribute human infirmities, passions, or malevolence to the Deity. </p>
       
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31506" /> ==
&nbsp;Leviticus 26:28&nbsp;Job 20:23&nbsp;Isaiah 63:3&nbsp;Jeremiah 4:4&nbsp;Ezekiel 5:13&nbsp;Daniel 9:16&nbsp;Zechariah 8:2
       
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_40834" /> ==
<p> ( '''''חֵמָא''''' ''Chema','' or '''''חָרוֹן''''' ''Charon''' , both signifying intense anger) is attributed to God like anger, metaphorically, or speaking after the manner of men; that is, God's providentials actions are such as would be performed by a man in a state of anger; so that when he is said to pour out hin fury on a person or on a people, it is a figurativem expression for dispensing afflictive judgments (&nbsp;Leviticus 26:28 &nbsp;Job 20:23; &nbsp;Isaiah 63:3; &nbsp;Jeremiah 4:4; &nbsp;Ezekiel 5:13; &nbsp;Daniel 9:16; &nbsp;Zechariah 8:21 etc.). (See [[Anthropomorphism]]). </p>
       
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3859" /> ==
<p> ''''' fū´ri ''''' ( ἀλάστωρ , <i> ''''' alástōr ''''' </i> , "not to forget," "significant of revenge"): Occurs only in 2 Macc 7:9 the King James Version, "Thou like a fury (the Revised Version (British and American) "Thou, miscreant") takest us out of this present life." See also [[Wrath]]; [[Fierceness]]; [[Anger]] . </p>
       
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<ref name="term_124524"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/fury Fury from Webster's Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_60277"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/fury Fury from King James Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_16117"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/fury Fury from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_31506"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/fury Fury from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_40834"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/fury Fury from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_3859"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/fury Fury from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_3859"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/fury Fury from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
       
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Latest revision as of 12:30, 13 October 2021

Webster's Dictionary [1]

(1): ( n.) One of the Parcae, or Fates, esp. Atropos.

(2): ( n.) Violent anger; extreme wrath; rage; - sometimes applied to inanimate things, as the wind or storms; impetuosity; violence.

(3): ( n.) A stormy, turbulent violent woman; a hag; a vixen; a virago; a termagant.

(4): ( n.) A thief.

(5): ( n.) pl. (Greek Myth.) The avenging deities, Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megaera; the Erinyes or Eumenides.

(6): ( n.) Violent or extreme excitement; overmastering agitation or enthusiasm.

King James Dictionary [2]

FU'RY, n. L. furor, furia, furo, to rage.

1. A violent rushing impetuous motion as the fury of the winds. 2. Rage a storm of anger madness turbulence.

I do oppose my patience to his fury.

3. Enthusiasm heat of the mind. 4. In mythology, a deity a goddess of vengeance hence, a stormy turbulent, violent woman.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [3]

Attributed to God metaphorically, or speaking after the manner of men; that is, God's providential actions are such as would be performed by a man in a state of anger; so that, when he is said to pour out his fury on a person, or on a people, it is a figurative expression for dispensing afflictive providences. But we must be cautious not to attribute human infirmities, passions, or malevolence to the Deity.

Easton's Bible Dictionary [4]

 Leviticus 26:28 Job 20:23 Isaiah 63:3 Jeremiah 4:4 Ezekiel 5:13 Daniel 9:16 Zechariah 8:2

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]

( חֵמָא Chema', or חָרוֹן Charon' , both signifying intense anger) is attributed to God like anger, metaphorically, or speaking after the manner of men; that is, God's providentials actions are such as would be performed by a man in a state of anger; so that when he is said to pour out hin fury on a person or on a people, it is a figurativem expression for dispensing afflictive judgments ( Leviticus 26:28  Job 20:23;  Isaiah 63:3;  Jeremiah 4:4;  Ezekiel 5:13;  Daniel 9:16;  Zechariah 8:21 etc.). (See Anthropomorphism).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [6]

fū´ri ( ἀλάστωρ , alástōr , "not to forget," "significant of revenge"): Occurs only in 2 Macc 7:9 the King James Version, "Thou like a fury (the Revised Version (British and American) "Thou, miscreant") takest us out of this present life." See also Wrath; Fierceness; Anger .

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