Bible Encyclopedia: Competitor

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Greek

2139. euperistatos -- easily encircling
... From eu and a derivative of a presumed compound of peri and histemi; well standing
around, ie (a competitor) thwarting (a racer) in every direction ...
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Library

Dwight -- the Sovereignty of God
... is often astonished, as well as broken-hearted, to find business and fame pass by
his door, and stop at the more favored mansion of some competitor, in his ...
/.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 3/dwight the sovereignty of.htm

From an Epistle to the Antinoites.
... Narcissus salutes you, who held the episcopate in this district before me, who is
now also my colleague and competitor in prayer for you, [1233] and who ...
/.../alexander/the writings of alexander of cappadocia/ii from an epistle to.htm

Synopsis. --The Question, Both Old and New, Now Confronting ...
... All natural operations are to them divine operations. "Nature," said Dr. Martineau,
"is God's mask, not his competitor." While his agency in Nature may be ...
/.../whiton/miracles and supernatural religion/vi synopsis the question both old.htm

Egypt and Greece.
... state. A throne was at hand to which the successful competitor was to be
conducted as soon as the decision should be made. Artabanus ...
//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/xerxes/chapter ii egypt and greece.htm

Further Strictures on the Same Subject.
... year! Do we hesitate, when eternity is at stake, to endure what the
competitor for consulship or prætorship puts up with? [8522 ...
/.../tertullian/on repentance/chapter xi further strictures on the.htm

The Christian Business World
... They would gladly see things managed so that every employee should be satisfied
with his wages and hours of work and every competitor and customer gratified by ...
/.../sell/studies in the life of the christian/study xi the christian business.htm

Conversations.
... wind. He flew around the arena with astonishing speed, and came in at the
goal while his competitor was still midway of the course. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/cyrus the great/chapter xi conversations.htm

Knox in Scotland: Lethington: Mary of Guise: 1555-1556
... Morton was a mere wavering youth; Argyll was very old: Chatelherault was a rival
of the Regent, a competitor for the Crown and quite incompetent. ...
/.../lang/john knox and the reformation/chapter vii knox in scotland .htm

Lay Hold on Eternal Life.
... His friends began to cheer him, and he, animated by their cheers, gave a responsive
cheer, and, in doing so, lost a stroke of the oar; a competitor seeing his ...
/.../food for the lambs or helps for young christians/lay hold on eternal life.htm

1 John iii. 11, 12
... It can tolerate no competitor, nothing which is not subservient to itself; and hence
it becomes hatred towards another, when through him these selfish ...
//christianbookshelf.org/neander/the first epistle of john/1 john iii 11 12.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) One who competes; a rival.

2. (n.) An associate; a confederate.

Thesaurus

Competitor (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Competitor (1 Occurrence). 1 Corinthians 9:25 But every
competitor in an athletic contest practices abstemiousness in all directions. ...
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Favorite (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely
to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting. ...
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Competition (6 Occurrences)

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Wreath (21 Occurrences)
... man." (WEY). 1 Corinthians 9:25 But every competitor in an athletic contest
practices abstemiousness in all directions. They indeed ...
/w/wreath.htm - 12k

Inroad
... 1. (n.) The entrance for a hostile invasion or encroachment; as making inroads to
a competitor's market; sudden or desultory incursion or invasion; raid ...
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Isaac (127 Occurrences)
... After the expulsion of Ishmael and Hagar, Isaac had no competitor, and grew up in
the shade of Sarah's tent, moulded into feminine softness by habitual ...
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Rival (5 Occurrences)
... object as another; one striving to reach or obtain something which another is
attempting to obtain, and which one only can posses; a competitor; as, rivals in ...
/r/rival.htm - 8k

Directions (100 Occurrences)
... Immediately the doors were shut. (See NIV). 1 Corinthians 9:25 But every competitor
in an athletic contest practices abstemiousness in all directions. ...
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Match (4 Occurrences)
... 12. (vt) To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show
an equal competitor to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition ...
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Practices (80 Occurrences)
... NAS RSV). 1 Corinthians 9:25 But every competitor in an athletic contest
practices abstemiousness in all directions. They indeed ...
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Bible Concordance

Competitor (1 Occurrence)

1 Corinthians 9:25 But every competitor in an athletic contest practices abstemiousness in all directions. They indeed do this for the sake of securing a perishable wreath, but we for the sake of securing one that will not perish.
(WEY)

Subtopics

Competitor

Related Terms

Favorite (3 Occurrences)

Competition (6 Occurrences)

Wreath (21 Occurrences)

Inroad

Isaac (127 Occurrences)

Rival (5 Occurrences)

Directions (100 Occurrences)

Match (4 Occurrences)

Practices (80 Occurrences)