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| == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_76668" /> ==
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| <div> '''A — 1: '''''Ἐφίστημι''''' ''' (Strong'S #2186 — Verb — ephistemi — ef-is'-tay-mee ) </div> <p> lit., "to stand over" (epi, "over," histemi, "to stand"), signifies "to assault;" said in Acts 17:5 , of those who attacked the house of Jason. For its usual meanings see COME (in, to, upon), HAND (at), [[Instant]] , [[Present]] , Stand. </p> <div> '''B — 1: '''''Ὁρμή''''' ''' (Strong'S #3730 — Noun [[Feminine]] — horme — hor-may' ) </div> <p> rendered "assault" in Acts 14:5 , AV; RV, "onset," corresponds to hormao, "to rush." See [[Impulse]] , Onset. </p>
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| == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58125" /> ==
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| <p> ASSAULT', n. L. assulto, of ad and salto, to leap, formed on salio, or its root. See Assail. We have the same root in insult and result. </p> 1. An attack or violent onset, whether by an individual, a company, or an army. An assault by private persons may be made with or without weapons. As assault by an army is a violent hostile attack and when made upon a fort or fortified place is called a storm, as opposed to sap or siege. 2. An attack by hostile words or measures as, an assault upon the prerogatives of a prince, or upon a constitution of government. 3. In Law, an unlawful setting upon one's person an attempt or offer to beat another, without touching his person as by lifting the fist or a cane, in a threatening manner. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery. <p> ASSAULT', </p> 1. To attack or fall upon by violence, or with a hostile intention as, to assault a man, a house or town. 2. To invade or fall on with force as, the cry of war assaults our ears. 3. To attack by words, arguments or unfriendly measures, with a view to shake, impair or overthrow as, to assault a character, the laws or the administration.
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| == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_89163" /> ==
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| <p> '''(1):''' (n.) A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (n.) A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, as words, arguments, appeals, and the like; as, to make an assault on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government. </p> <p> '''(4):''' (n.) An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery. </p> <p> '''(5):''' (n.) To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a reputation or an administration. </p>
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| == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1260" /> ==
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| ''''' a ''''' ''''' sôlt ''''' צוּר <i> ''''' cūr ''''' </i> ὁρμή <i> ''''' hormḗ ''''' </i> [[Siege]] Esther 8:11 <i> ''''' hormḗ ''''' </i> Acts 14:5 Acts 17:5 <i> ''''' ephistánai ''''' </i> | | ''''' a ''''' ''''' sôlt ''''' צוּר <i> ''''' cūr ''''' </i> ὁρμή <i> ''''' hormḗ ''''' </i> [[Siege]] Esther 8:11 <i> ''''' hormḗ ''''' </i> Acts 14:5 Acts 17:5 <i> ''''' ephistánai ''''' </i> |
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| ==References == | | == References == |
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| <ref name="term_76668"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/vine-s-expository-dictionary-of-nt-words/assault Assault from Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_58125"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/assault Assault from King James Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_89163"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/assault Assault from Webster's Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_1260"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/assault Assault from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | | <ref name="term_1260"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/assault Assault from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> |
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