Bible Verse Dictionary
Romans 13:12 - Works
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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The | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
night | G3571 | νύξ |
[Noun Feminine]
|
is far spent | G4298 | προκόπτω |
[Verb] to drive forward (as if by beating) that is (figuratively and intransitively) to advance (in amount to grow; in time to be well along) |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
day | G2250 | ἡμέρα |
[Noun Feminine] akin to the base of G1476) meaning tame that is gentle; day that is (literally) the time space between dawn and dark or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context) |
is at hand | G1448 | ἐγγίζω |
[Verb] to make near that is (reflexively) approach |
let us therefore | G3767 | οὖν |
(adverbially) certainly or (conjugationally) accordingly |
cast off | G659 | ἀποτίθημι |
[Verb] to put away (literally or figuratively) |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
works | G2041 | ἔργον |
[Noun Neuter] to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication an act |
of darkness | G4655 | σκότος |
[Noun Neuter] shadiness that is obscurity (literally or figuratively) |
and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
let us put on | G1746 | ἐνδύω |
[Verb] to invest with clothing (literally or figuratively) |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
armour | G3696 | ὅπλον |
[Noun Neuter] an implement or utensil or tool (literally or figuratively especially offensive for war) |
of light | G5457 | φῶς |
[Noun Neuter] compare G5316 and G5346); luminousness (in the widest application natural or artificial abstract or concrete literal or figurative) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.