Countervail
King James Dictionary [1]
Countervail counter and L., to avail or be strong. To act against with equal force, or power to equal to act with equivalent effect against any thing to balance to compensate.
The profit will hardly countervail the inconveniences.
Although the enemy could not countervail the kings damage. Esther 7 .
COUNTERVAIL, n. Equal weight or strength power or value sufficient to obviate any effect equal weight or value compensation requital.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): (v. t.) To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate.
(2): (n.) Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect; equal weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation; requital.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
COUNTERVAIL . To countervail ( Esther 7:4 , Sir 6:15 ) is to make up for, give an equivalent, as in More’s Utopia : ‘All the goodes in the worlde are not liable to countervayle man’s life.’
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Esther 7:4
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
koun - tẽr - vāl ´ (שׁוה , shāwāh , "equalize"): To thwart or overcome by acting against with equal force; Thus, "The enemy could not countervail the king's damage" or loss ( Esther 7:4 the American Standard Revised Version reads "The adversary could not have compensated for the king's damage"). "Nothing doth countervail (the Revised Version (British and American) "can be taken in exchange for") a faithful friend" (Ecclesiasticus 6:15).
