Difference between revisions of "Knock"

<p> KNOCK, nok. </p> 1. To strike or beat with something thick or heavy as, to knock with a club or with the fist to knock at the door. We never use this word to express beating with a small stick or whip. 2. To drive or be driven against to strike against to clash as when one heavy body knocks against another. <p> To knock under, to yield to submit to acknowledge to be conquered an expression borrowed from the practice of knocking under the table, when conquered. </p> <p> KNOCK, nok. To strike to drive against as, to knock the head against a post. </p> 1. To strike a door for admittance to rap. <p> To knock down, to strike down to fell to prostrate by a blow or by blows as, to knock down an ox. </p> <p> To knock out, to force out by a blow or by blows as, to knock out the brains. </p> <p> To knock up, to arouse by knocking. In popular use, to beat out to fatigue till unable to do more. </p> <p> To knock off, to force off by beating. At auctions, to assign to a bidder by a blow on the counter. </p> <p> To knock on the head, to kill by a blow or by blows. </p> <p> KNOCK, n. nok. A blow a stroke with something thick or heavy. </p> 1. A stroke on a door, intended as a request for admittance a rap.

<div> '''1: κρούω ''' (Strong'S #2925 — Verb — krouo — kroo'-o ) </div> <p> "to strike, knock," is used in the NT of "knocking" at a door, (a) literally, &nbsp;Luke 12:36; &nbsp;Acts 12:13,16; (b) figuratively, &nbsp;Matthew 7:7,8; &nbsp;Luke 11:9,10 (of importunity in dealing with God); 13:25; &nbsp; Revelation 3:20 . </p>

<p> (דָּפִ,ִ &nbsp;Song of [[Solomon]] 5:2; "beat," &nbsp;Judges 19:22; κρούω '','' &nbsp;Matthew 7:7; &nbsp;Revelation 3:20, etc.). " Though Orientals are very jealous of their privacy, they never knock when about to enter your room, but walk in without warning or ceremony. It is nearly impossible to teach an [[Arab]] servant to knock at your door. They give warning at the outer gate or entrance either by calling or knocking. To stand and call is a very common and respectful mode. Thus Moses commanded the holder of a pledge to stand without, and call to the owner to come forth (&nbsp;Deuteronomy 24:10). This was to avoid the violent intrusion of cruel creditors. Peter stood knocking at the outer door (&nbsp;Acts 12:13; &nbsp;Acts 12:16), and so did the three men sent to [[Joppa]] by [[Cornelius]] (&nbsp;Acts 10:17-18). The idea is that the guard over your privacy is to be placed at the entrance to your premises" (Thomson, ''Land And Book,'' i, 192 sq.). (See [[House]]). </p>