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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A partial change in the form, position, state; as, a variation of color in different lights; a variation in size; variation of language.

2. (n.) Extent to which a thing varies; amount of departure from a position or state; amount or rate of change.

3. (n.) Change of termination of words, as in declension, conjugation, derivation, etc.

4. (n.) Repetition of a theme or melody with fanciful embellishments or modifications, in time, tune, or harmony, or sometimes change of key; the presentation of a musical thought in new and varied aspects, yet so that the essential features of the original shall still preserve their identity.

5. (n.) One of the different arrangements which can be made of any number of quantities taking a certain number of them together.

Greek

3883. parallage -- change
... change. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: parallage Phonetic Spelling:
(par-al-lag-ay') Short Definition: a change, variation Definition: a change ...
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1037. buthos -- the bottom, the depth
... deep. A variation of bathos; depth, ie (by implication) the sea -- deep. see GREEK
bathos. (butho) -- 1 Occurrence. 1036, 1037. buthos. 1038 . Strong's Numbers
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1080. gennao -- to beget, to bring forth
... From a variation of genos; to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension
of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate -- bear, beget, be born, bring ...
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1848. exoutheneo -- to despise, treat with contempt
... to despise. A variation of exoudenoo and meaning the same -- contemptible,
despise, least esteemed, set at nought. see GREEK exoudenoo. ...
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1150. damazo -- to tame
... tame, subdue. A variation of an obsolete primary of the same meaning; to tame --
tame. (damazetai) -- 1 Occurrence. (damasai) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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3433. molis -- with difficulty
... with difficulty. Probably by variation for mogis; with difficulty -- hardly,
scarce(-ly), + with much work. see GREEK mogis. (molis) -- 6 Occurrences. ...
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1372. dipsao -- to thirst
... be thirsty. From a variation of dipsos; to thirst for (literally or figuratively) --
(be, be a-)thirst(-y). see GREEK dipsos. (dipsa) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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1632. ekcheo -- to pour out, fig. to bestow
... Or (by variation) ekchuno ek-khoo'-no from ek and cheo (to pour); to pour forth;
figuratively, to bestow -- gush (pour) out, run greedily (out), shed (abroad ...
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5157. trope -- a turning
... turning. From an apparently primary trepo to turn; a turn ("trope"), ie Revolution
(figuratively, variation) -- turning. (tropes) -- 1 Occurrence. 5156, 5157 ...
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12. abussos -- boundless, bottomless
... deep, bottomless. From a (as a negative particle) and a variation of buthos; depthless,
ie (specially) (infernal) "abyss" -- deep, (bottomless) pit. see GREEK a ...
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Strong's Hebrew

253. ach -- ah!, alas!
... NASB Word Usage Ah (1), alas (1). ah, alas. A variation for 'ahahh; Oh! (expressive
of grief or surprise) -- ah, alas. see HEBREW 'ahahh. 252, 253. ach. 254 ...
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741. ariel -- hearth, altar-hearth
... altar. Either by transposition for 'ariy'el or, more probably, an orthographical
variation for har'el; the altar of the temple -- altar. see HEBREW 'ariy'el. ...
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6372. Pinechas -- three Israelites
... Phinehas. Apparently from peh and a variation of nachash; mouth of a serpent; Pinechas,
the name of three Israelites -- Phinehas. see HEBREW peh. ...
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1836. denah -- this
... aforetime, after this manner, here after, one. (Aramaic) an orthographical variation
of dek; this -- (afore-)time, + after this manner, here (-after), one ...
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2360. Chuwray -- white stuff
... Hurai Probably an orthographical variation for Chuwriy; Churai, an Israelite --
Hurai. see HEBREW Chuwriy. 2359, 2360. Chuwray. 2360a . Strong's Numbers.
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6090. otseb -- a pain
... idol, sorrow, wicked A variation of etseb; an idol (as fashioned); also pain (bodily
or mental) -- idol, sorrow, X wicked. see HEBREW etseb. 6089b, 6090. ...
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1833. demesheq -- perhaps silk
... in Damascus. By orthographical variation from Dammeseq; damask (as a fabric of Damascus)
-- in Damascus. see HEBREW Dammeseq. 1832, 1833. demesheq. 1834 . ...
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199. ulam -- but, but indeed
... Apparently a variation of 'uwlay; however or on the contrary -- as for, but, howbeit,
in very deed, surely, truly, wherefore. see HEBREW 'uwlay. 198, 199. ...
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246. azeq -- a manacle
... Word Origin from the same as zeq Definition a manacle NASB Word Usage chains (2).
chains. A variation for ziyqah; manacles -- chains. see HEBREW ziyqah. ...
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5830. Ezra -- "help," three Israelites
... NASB Word Usage Ezra (22). Ezra. A variation of ezrah; Ezra, an Israelite -- Ezra.
see HEBREW ezrah. 5829, 5830. Ezra. 5831 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

He Falsely Imagines that the Same Energies Produce the Same Works ...
... Book I. Section 27. He falsely imagines that the same energies produce the same
works, and that variation in the works indicates variation in the energies. ...
/.../gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 27 he falsely imagines.htm

He Proceeds to Show that There is no "Variance" in the Essence of ...
... Section 8. He proceeds to show that there is no "variance" in the essence of the
Father and the Son: wherein he expounds many forms of variation and harmony ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 8 he proceeds to.htm

Now the Rule in Regard to this Variation Has Two Forms. ...
... Book 3 Chapter 36. Now the rule in regard to this variation has two forms.�
36. Now the rule in regard to this variation has two forms. ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 36 now the rule.htm

Whether the Knowledge of God is Variable?
... But whatever imports relation to the creature is applied to God from time,
and varies according to the variation of creatures. Therefore ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the knowledge of god 4.htm

The Origin of the Heretics' Close Observation of Syllables.
... is to show that the mention of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost is unlike, as though
they will thence find it easy to demonstrate that there is a variation in nature ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/chapter ii the origin of.htm

Whether to be Immutable Belongs to God Alone?
... iv) that "intellectual created substances are pure from generation and from every
variation, as also are incorporeal and immaterial substances." Still, there ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether to be immutable belongs.htm

Christ's Message to Herod
... That the latter is the proper interpretation seems to be largely confirmed by the
fact that there is a slight variation in the application of the designation ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/christs message to herod.htm

The Cambridge Platform and the Half-Way Covenant
... each was a complete, independent, and self-governing unit, their practice and teaching
concerning their powers and duties began to show considerable variation. ...
/.../chapter iv the cambridge platform.htm

Concerning "Great," "Small," "Same," "Different," "Like," "Unlike ...
... fixed on Its own basis in the fair limits of the Super-Essential Sameness; not subject
to change, declension, deterioration or variation, but remaining ...
/.../rolt/dionysius the areopagite/chapter ix concerning great small.htm

Hebrew and Greek Text.
... The former contains the really valuable portion of the great work, viz., the variation
technically named K'ri (read), and placed in the margin of the Hebrew ...
/.../address iii hebrew and greek.htm

Thesaurus

Variation (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) A partial change in the form, position, state; as, a variation of color
in different lights; a variation in size; variation of language. ...
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Variance (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Change of condition; variation. 2. (n.)
Difference that produce dispute or controversy; disagreement ...
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Woman (4043 Occurrences)
... Dillmann suggests a compromise between the two classes of views, namely, that this
woman is a mere "variation in the saga" from the wife elsewhere represented ...
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Ethiopian (11 Occurrences)
... Dillmann suggests a compromise between the two classes of views, namely, that this
woman is a mere "variation in the saga" from the wife elsewhere represented ...
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Cushite (15 Occurrences)
... Dillmann suggests a compromise between the two classes of views, namely, that this
woman is a mere "variation in the saga" from the wife elsewhere represented ...
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Shade (67 Occurrences)
... See Def. 1, above. 8. (n.) Degree or variation of color, as darker or
lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink. ...
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Virgin (62 Occurrences)
... Allen's statement of the case indicates clearly enough that the radical use of this
variation has broken down (see ICC; "Matthew," 8). This writer holds that ...
/v/virgin.htm - 64k

Change (109 Occurrences)
... 5. (vi) To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better. ...
In Him there is no variation nor the slightest suggestion of change. ...
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Birth (357 Occurrences)
... Allen's statement of the case indicates clearly enough that the radical use of this
variation has broken down (see ICC; "Matthew," 8). This writer holds that ...
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Abraham (2539 Occurrences)
... The identity of this name with 'abhram cannot be doubted in view of the variation
between 'abhiner and 'abhner, 'abhishalom and 'abhshalom, etc. ...
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Bible Concordance

Variation (1 Occurrence)

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
(WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Variation

Related Terms

Variance (1 Occurrence)

Woman (4043 Occurrences)

Ethiopian (11 Occurrences)

Cushite (15 Occurrences)

Shade (67 Occurrences)

Virgin (62 Occurrences)

Change (109 Occurrences)

Birth (357 Occurrences)

Abraham (2539 Occurrences)