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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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

2. (n.) The act of sharpening.

3. (n.) The act of designating, as a position or direction, by means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod.

4. (n.) The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.

5. (n.) The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used.

6. (n.) The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.

7. (n.) The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.

Greek

1732. endeixis -- a pointing out or indication, a proof
... a pointing out or indication, a proof. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
endeixis Phonetic Spelling: (en'-dike-sis) Short Definition: a showing ...
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1439. eao -- to let alone, leave
... 1439 -- to , which implies that goes with the allowing -- such as pointing to a
lurking danger (see Ac 23:32) or "putting up with something" with . ...
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5294. hupotithemi -- to place under, lay down, mid. to suggest
... Word Origin from hupo and tithemi Definition to place under, lay down, mid. to suggest
NASB Word Usage pointing (1), risked (1). lay down, make known. ...
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5215. humnos -- a hymn
... It occurs twice in the NT (Eph 5:19; Col 3:16), pointing to well-known songs of
praise to God that became established hymns for the early Christians. ...
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5427. phronema -- the thought (that which is in the mind)
... results (ie of exercising personal sight). Note the suffix, , pointing to the
of the verbal idea. See 5429 (). 5427 ("the results of gut ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7971. shalach -- to send
... 2), let...down (1), let...go (3), lets his loose (1), lets you go (1), letting the
go (1), letting them go (1), letting us go (1), loot (1), pointing (1), put ...
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3389. Yerushalaim -- probably "foundation of peace," capital city ...
... Rarely Yruwshalayim {yer-oo- shaw-lah'-yim}; a dual (in allusion to its two main
hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of ...
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Library

The Patriarchs and Prophets by Pointing Out the Advent of Christ ...
... Against Heresies: Book IV Chapter XXIII."The patriarchs and prophets by pointing
out the advent of Christ, fortified thereby, as it were, the way of ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xxiii the patriarchs and prophets.htm

Now Look at Some Examples. The Heretical Pointing...
... Book 3 Chapter 3. Now look at some examples. The heretical pointing� 3.
Now look at some examples. The heretical pointing, "In ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 3 now look at.htm

St. Ambrose Writes in Praise of Gentleness, Pointing Out How ...
... Two Books Concerning Repentance. Book I. Chapter I. St. Ambrose writes in praise
of gentleness, pointing out how needful that grace is for� St. ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter i st ambrose writes.htm

Accusers Challenged
... But the pointing [punctuation] of the New Testament, though it has a
considerable influence upon the sense, is of inferior authority. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah vol 2/sermon xlvi accusers challenged.htm

An Ideal Biography.
... And he asked others to look. His whole ministry was summed up in pointing Jesus
out to others. He was ever insisting that men look at Jesus. ...
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The Law of Change, or Mutation, Universal.
... (Oehler). [15] As being "the ears of an ass.". [16] Mundus. Oehler's pointing is
disregarded. [17] Mundus. Oehler's pointing is disregarded. [18] Mundus. ...
/.../tertullian/on the pallium/chapter ii the law of change.htm

Making and Breaking Connections.
... into one's life means. The first word, "baptism," is the historical word,
pointing us back to the day of Pentecost. The other four ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on power/making and breaking connections.htm

Proofs of the Resurrection from Isaiah and Ezekiel; the Same God ...
... a weakly condition because of sin; to whom also He said, "Behold, thou art made
whole, sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon thee:" [4580] pointing out by ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xv proofs of the resurrection.htm

Examples of a Similar Kind from the New.
... the pre-eminent distinction of long-continued and single-husbanded widowhood, is
additionally graced with the testimony of "fastings" also; pointing out, as ...
/.../on fasting in opposition to the psychics/chapter viii examples of a similar.htm

The Dramatic Element in Speaking
... The power of action alone is vividly illustrated in the touch of the finger to the
lips to invoke silence, or the pointing to the door to command one to leave ...
/.../kleiser/talks on talking/the dramatic element in speaking.htm

Thesaurus

Pointing (13 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Pointing (13 Occurrences). Matthew 12:49 And pointing
to His disciples He added, "See here are my mother and my brothers. (WEY NIV). ...
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Sort (143 Occurrences)
... in stature. (WEY). John 12:33 (This he said, pointing to the sort of death
he would have.) (BBE). John 18:32 (That the word of Jesus ...
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Direction (128 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) The line or course upon which anything is moving or aimed to move, or in
which anything is lying or pointing; aim; line or point of tendency; direct ...
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Multitude (352 Occurrences)
... In the last case both revised versions have followed the pointing of the Massoretic
Text, and this pointing alone distinguishes "mingled people" (`erebh) from ...
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Mingled (62 Occurrences)
... In the last case both revised versions have followed the pointing of the Massoretic
Text, and this pointing alone distinguishes "mingled people" (`erebh) from ...
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Mixed (96 Occurrences)
... In the last case both revised versions have followed the pointing of the Massoretic
Text, and this pointing alone distinguishes "mingled people" (`erebh) from ...
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People (13047 Occurrences)
... In the last case both revised versions have followed the pointing of the Massoretic
Text, and this pointing alone distinguishes "mingled people" (`erebh) from ...
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Point (106 Occurrences)
... 35. (n.) To give particular prominence to; to designate in a special manner; to
indicate, as if by pointing; as, the error was pointed out. 36. ...
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Points (18 Occurrences)

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Zeruiah (25 Occurrences)
... This latter fact is explained by some as pointing to a type of marriage by which
the children belonged to their mother's clan (compare Abimelech, Judges 8:31 ...
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Bible Concordance

Pointing (13 Occurrences)

Matthew 12:49 And pointing to His disciples He added, "See here are my mother and my brothers.
(WEY NIV)

Matthew 24:1 And Jesus went out of the Temple, and on the way his disciples came to him, pointing out the buildings of the Temple.
(BBE)

John 12:33 (This he said, pointing to the sort of death he would have.)
(BBE)

John 18:32 (That the word of Jesus might come true, pointing to the sort of death he would have.)
(BBE)

John 21:19 Now this he said, pointing out the sort of death by which he would give God glory. And after saying this, he said to him, Come after me.
(BBE)

Acts 17:3 which he clearly explained, pointing out that it had been necessary for the Christ to suffer and rise again from the dead, and insisting, "The Jesus whom I am announcing to you is the Christ."
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 12:31 But let your desires be turned to the more important things given by the Spirit. And now I am pointing out to you an even better way.
(BBE)

2 Corinthians 9:2 For I know your earnest willingness, on account of which I habitually boast of you to the Macedonians, pointing out to them that for a whole year you in Greece have been ready; and the greater number of them have been spurred on by your ardour.
(WEY)

1 Timothy 4:6 If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed.
(See NAS)

1 Timothy 5:24 Some men's sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later.
(See RSV)

1 Peter 1:11 Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them.
(BBE NIV)

1 Samuel 20:33 And Saul, pointing his spear at him, made an attempt to give him a wound: from which it was clear to Jonathan that his father's purpose was to put David to death.
(BBE)

Isaiah 58:9 Then at the sound of your voice, the Lord will give an answer; at your cry he will say, Here am I. If you take away from among you the yoke, the putting out of the finger of shame, and the evil word;
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Pointing

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Zeruiah (25 Occurrences)