denotes (a) "common, belonging to several" (Lat., communis), said of things had in common, Acts 2:44; 4:32; of faith, Titus 1:4; of salvation, Jude 1:3; it stands in contrast to idios, "one's own;" (b) "ordinary, belonging to the generality, as distinct from what is peculiar to the few;" hence the application to religious practices of Gentiles in contrast with those of Jews; or of the ordinary people in contrast with those of the Pharisees; hence the meaning "unhallowed, profane," Levitically unclean (Lat., profanus), said of hands, Mark 7:2 (AV, "defiled,") RV marg., "common;" of animals, ceremonially unclean, Acts 10:14; 11:8; of a man, Acts 10:28; of meats, Romans 14:14 , "unclean;" of the blood of the covenant, as viewed by an apostate, Hebrews 10:29 , "unholy" (RV, marg., "common"); of everything unfit for the holy city, Revelation 21:27 , RV, "unclean" (marg., "common"). Some mss. have the verb here. See DEFILED, UNCLEAN UNHOLY.
"to make, or count, common," has this meaning in Acts 10:15; 11:9 . See DEFILE , POLLUTE , UNCLEAN.
Mark 12:37 RVABUNDANTGREATLONGMANYMUCHJohn 12:9,12 COMPANYCROWDMULTITUDENUMBERPEOPLEPRESS.Acts 28:2CHANCEENJOYOBTAIN.Matthew 27:27Acts 5:181—Corinthians 5:1Matthew 28:15SPREAD
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