Bible Encyclopedia: Fighter

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Greek

2341. theriomacheo -- to fight with wild beasts
... From a compound of therion and machomai; to be a beast-fighter (in the gladiatorial
show), ie (figuratively) to encounter (furious men) -- fight with wild ...
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Library

Wesley and the Cock-Fighter
... Chapter 5. Wesley Refused Sacraments at Epworth; Cornwall and the Scilly Isles;
Natural Amphitheater at Gwennap; Wesley in Danger Wesley and the Cock-fighter. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/wesley and the cock-fighter.htm

Theodoret and Chalcedon.
... shouted out: Do not call him a bishop! He is not a bishop! Cast out the fighter
against God! Cast out the Jew!' The Easterns and the ...
/.../theodoret/the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/v theodoret and chalcedon.htm

Early Days
... Think of how many times you may have grinned, cowardly, at a gross remark or shady
story of a comrade - because you were not fighter enough to resent it! ...
/.../greater things the story of saint stanislaus kostka /chapter iii early days.htm

Psalm CXLIX.
... They scorn the poor, because the people shouteth not that the poor should be given
to, but the people do shout that the fighter with wild beasts be given to. ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxlix.htm

Psalm CIII.
... As then he who giveth to the fighter of beasts, giveth not to the man, but to a
most infamous profession; for if he were only a man, and not a fighter of beasts ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm ciii.htm

The Journal of John Wesley
... Introduction. Wesley Refused the Sacrament at Epworth. Wesley and the Cock-fighter.
Wesley in Seven Dials. Wesley's Horses Give Trouble. Wesley Goes to Cornwall ...
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Our Ally
... The 'truth' is His instrument; that is to say, the Spirit of God sent by Jesus Christ
is the Strengthener, the Encourager, the Comforter, the Fighter for us ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture st john chaps xv to xxi/our ally.htm

That I May Refute More Thoroughly These Charges, I Will Show that ...
... lave with human blood. It is the blood of a beast-fighter, you say. Is
it less, because of that, the blood of a man? [87] Or is ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/apology/chapter ix that i may.htm

Prayer is Projecting One's Spirit Personality.
... It is a fiercely contested conflict. Satan is a trained strategist, and an obstinate
fighter. He refuses to acknowledge defeat until he must. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on prayer/prayer is projecting ones spirit.htm

Love Makes Suns
... Prophetess she was, fighter she was, she could burst into triumphant approval of
Jael's bloody deed; and yet with the same lips could speak this profound word. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/love makes suns.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) One who fights; a combatant; a warrior.

Thesaurus

Fighter (8 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Fighter (8 Occurrences). 1 Timothy 3:3 Not quickly moved
to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money; (BBE). ...
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Fighters (12 Occurrences)

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Lines (42 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 17:23 And while he was talking to them, the fighter, the Philistine of
Gath, Goliath by name, came out from the Philistines' lines and said the same ...
/l/lines.htm - 19k

Goad (2 Occurrences)
... The ancient goad was probably similar to this instrument. It could do villainous
work in the hands of an experienced fighter (Judges 3:31). ...
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Tall (41 Occurrences)
... (BBE). 1 Samuel 17:4 And a fighter came out from the tents of the Philistines, named
Goliath of Gath; he was more than six cubits tall. (BBE NIV). ...
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David's (142 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 17:23 And while he was talking to them, the fighter, the Philistine of
Gath, Goliath by name, came out from the Philistines' lines and said the same ...
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Polygamy
... The chief or the most heroic fighter would assert his right to choice of captives,
and thus concubinage or what is the same thing-polygamy-would be set up. ...
/p/polygamy.htm - 19k

Night (3322 Occurrences)
... It fed on wing at night and constantly uttered weird cries. Lastly, it was a
fierce fighter when disturbed in brooding or raising its young. ...
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Hawk (6 Occurrences)
... It fed on wing at night and constantly uttered weird cries. Lastly, it was a
fierce fighter when disturbed in brooding or raising its young. ...
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Quickly (254 Occurrences)
... come. (WEB ASV YLT NAS RSV). 1 Timothy 3:3 Not quickly moved to wrath or
blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money; (BBE). 1 ...
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Bible Concordance

Fighter (8 Occurrences)

1 Timothy 3:3 Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;
(BBE)

1 Samuel 17:4 And a fighter came out from the tents of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath; he was more than six cubits tall.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 17:23 And while he was talking to them, the fighter, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came out from the Philistines' lines and said the same words, in David's hearing.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 17:51 So running up to the Philistine and putting his foot on him, David took his sword out of its cover, and put him to death, cutting off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their fighter was dead, they went in flight.
(BBE)

2 Samuel 17:8 Hushai said moreover, "You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 17:10 Even he who is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and those who are with him are valiant men.
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 23:20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a fighting man of Kabzeel, had done great acts; he put to death the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down into a hole and put a lion to death in time of snow:
(See NIV)

1 Chronicles 11:22 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, a fighting-man of Kabzeel, had done great acts; he put to death two young lions going into their secret place; and he went down into a hole and put a lion to death in time of snow.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Fighter

Related Terms

Fighters (12 Occurrences)

Lines (42 Occurrences)

Goad (2 Occurrences)

Tall (41 Occurrences)

David's (142 Occurrences)

Polygamy

Night (3322 Occurrences)

Hawk (6 Occurrences)

Quickly (254 Occurrences)