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<p> '''''di''''' -'''''min´ish''''' : the Revised Version (British and American) has retained nearly all passages of the King James Version where "to diminish" is used. Some of these uses have become obsolete: Deuteronomy 4:2 , "neither shall ye diminish from it." "Diminish" generally means "to reduce," "to lessen." In this sense it is employed in Ezekiel 5:11 from the [[Hebrew]] גּרע , <i> '''''gārȧ‛''''' </i> , literally, "to shear." The picture of shearing the beard, expressing degradation and loss of manhood, may underlie this passage. </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59649" /> == | |||
<p> DIMINISH, L., to lessen less. </p> <blockquote> 1. To lessen to make less or smaller, by any means opposed to increase and augment as, to diminish the size of a thing by contraction, or by cutting off a part to diminish a number by subtraction to diminish the revenue by limiting commerce, or reducing the customs to diminish strength or safety to diminish the heat of a room. It is particularly applied to bulk and quantity, as shorten is to length. </blockquote> <blockquote> 2. To lessen to impair to degrade. </blockquote> <p> I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. Ezekiel 29 . </p> <blockquote> 3. In music, to take from a note by a sharp, flat or natural. </blockquote> <p> To diminish from, to take away something. </p> <p> Neither shall you diminish aught from it Deuteronomy 4 . </p> <p> DIMINISH, To lessen to become or appear less or smaller. The size of an object diminishes, as we recede from it. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3148" /> == | |||
<p> '''''di''''' -'''''min´ish''''' : the Revised Version (British and American) has retained nearly all passages of the King James Version where "to diminish" is used. Some of these uses have become obsolete: Deuteronomy 4:2 , "neither shall ye diminish from it." "Diminish" generally means "to reduce," "to lessen." In this sense it is employed in Ezekiel 5:11 from the [[Hebrew]] גּרע , <i> '''''gārȧ‛''''' </i> , literally, "to shear." The picture of shearing the beard, expressing degradation and loss of manhood, may underlie this passage. </p> | |||
==References == | |||
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<ref name="term_59649"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/diminish Diminish from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_3148"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/diminish Diminish from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
Revision as of 17:01, 8 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
DIMINISH, L., to lessen less.
1. To lessen to make less or smaller, by any means opposed to increase and augment as, to diminish the size of a thing by contraction, or by cutting off a part to diminish a number by subtraction to diminish the revenue by limiting commerce, or reducing the customs to diminish strength or safety to diminish the heat of a room. It is particularly applied to bulk and quantity, as shorten is to length.
2. To lessen to impair to degrade.
I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. Ezekiel 29 .
3. In music, to take from a note by a sharp, flat or natural.
To diminish from, to take away something.
Neither shall you diminish aught from it Deuteronomy 4 .
DIMINISH, To lessen to become or appear less or smaller. The size of an object diminishes, as we recede from it.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
di -min´ish : the Revised Version (British and American) has retained nearly all passages of the King James Version where "to diminish" is used. Some of these uses have become obsolete: Deuteronomy 4:2 , "neither shall ye diminish from it." "Diminish" generally means "to reduce," "to lessen." In this sense it is employed in Ezekiel 5:11 from the Hebrew גּרע , gārȧ‛ , literally, "to shear." The picture of shearing the beard, expressing degradation and loss of manhood, may underlie this passage.
