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Greek

4279. proepaggello -- to announce before
... 4279 (from 4253 , "before" and 1861 , "to promise") -- properly, promised (in advance);
use of the Lord promising ("God's good news") to people (Ro 1:2). ...
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1861. epaggellomai -- to proclaim, to promise
... to proclaim, to promise NASB Word Usage made (1), made the promise (1), making a
claim (1), professed (1), promise had been made (1), promised (9), promising (1 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1696. dabar -- to speak
... 1), directed (2), discuss (1), made (1), meant (1), named (1), passed sentence
(3), preached (1), proclaimed (2), promised (34), promising (1), pronounce (3 ...
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Library

A Calm Evening, Promising a Bright Morning
... GENESIS A CALM EVENING, PROMISING A BRIGHT MORNING. 'And Joseph returned
into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/a calm evening promising a.htm

That the Deceitful Demons, While Promising to Conduct Men to God ...
... Book IX. Chapter 18."That the Deceitful Demons, While Promising to Conduct Men to
God by Their Intercession, Mean to Turn Them from the Path of Truth. ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 18 that the deceitful demons.htm

Concerning the Philosophers who Think that the Separation of Soul ...
... 16."Concerning the Philosophers Who Think that the Separation of Soul and Body is
Not Penal, Though Plato Represents the Supreme Deity as Promising to the ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 16 concerning the philosophers who.htm

Of the Infirmity of the Flesh, and Similar Pleas.
... has, as its causes, glory, cupidity, ambition, want of sufficiency; through which
causes it trumps up the "necessity" for marrying,"promising itself, forsooth ...
/.../tertullian/to his wife/chapter iv of the infirmity of.htm

Ezekiel xiii. 22
... of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the
wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/arnold/the christian life/lecture xx ezekiel xiii 22.htm

What is Your Word Worth?
... The person does not stop to consider what he really is promising; he does not weigh
its meaning. ... Do not make rash promises. Consider what you are promising. ...
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Preface.
... 4. For as the serpent beguiled Eve, by promising her what he had not himself, [3802]
so also do these men, by pretending [to possess] superior knowledge, and ...
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Psalm LXXIV.
... serve God. The Sacraments are not the same, for some Sacraments there are
giving Salvation, others promising a Saviour. The Sacraments ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lxxiv.htm

Manichæus Promises the Knowledge of Undoubted Things, and Then ...
... Instead, therefore, of promising knowledge, or clear evidence, or the settlement
of the question free from all uncertainty, Manichæus ought to have said that ...
/.../chapter 14 name promises the.htm

God is the one Object of Love; Therefore He is Man's Chief Good. ...
... and pursuit. No one separates us from this in promising life; for no one
separates us from the fountain in promising water. Angels ...
/.../chapter 11 name is the.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Promise.

2. (a.) Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance; as, promising person; a promising day.

Thesaurus

Promising (5 Occurrences)
... & vb. n.) of Promise. 2. (a.) Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance;
as, promising person; a promising day. ...Promising (5 Occurrences). ...
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Promote (21 Occurrences)

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Promises (35 Occurrences)

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Note (129 Occurrences)
... 12. (n.) A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment;
as, a promissory note; a note of hand; a negotiable note. 13. ...
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Overcomes (21 Occurrences)
... 2 Peter 2:19 promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of
corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him. ...
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Likely (4 Occurrences)
... 5. (a.) Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the
place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant. ...
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Thief (41 Occurrences)
... coming of the Kingdom. And Christ replied by promising more than was
asked-immediate admission into Paradise. It should be noted ...
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Enslaved (18 Occurrences)
... 2 Peter 2:19 promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of
corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him. ...
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Earnest (33 Occurrences)
... In other words, the one promising to convey property, wages or blessing binds the
promise with an advance gift or pledge partaking of the quality of the ...
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Depravity (4 Occurrences)
... 2 Peter 2:19 promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of
corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him. ...
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Bible Concordance

Promising (5 Occurrences)

2 Peter 2:19 promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.
(WEB ASV DBY YLT NAS)

2 Kings 19:10 'Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, "Don't let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 37:10 This is what you are to say to Hezekiah, king of Judah: Let not your God, in whom is your faith, give you a false hope, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 32:42 For thus saith the LORD: Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 13:22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
(KJV WBS)

Subtopics

Promising

Related Terms

Promote (21 Occurrences)

Promises (35 Occurrences)

Note (129 Occurrences)

Overcomes (21 Occurrences)

Likely (4 Occurrences)

Thief (41 Occurrences)

Enslaved (18 Occurrences)

Earnest (33 Occurrences)

Depravity (4 Occurrences)