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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (superl.) Great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large.

2. (superl.) Coarse; rough; not fine or delicate.

3. (superl.) Not easily aroused or excited; not sensitive in perception or feeling; dull; witless.

4. (superl.) Expressing, Or originating in, animal or sensual appetites; hence, coarse, vulgar, low, obscene, or impure.

5. (superl.) Thick; dense; not attenuated; as, a gross medium.

6. (superl.) Great; palpable; serious; vagrant; shameful; as, a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence.

7. (superl.) Whole; entire; total; without deduction; as, the gross sum, or gross amount, the gross weight; -- opposed to net.

8. (n.) The main body; the chief part, bulk, or mass.

9. (sing. & pl.) The number of twelve dozen; twelve times twelve; as, a gross of bottles; ten gross of pens.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

GROSS

gros (`araphel): Used twice with "darkness" in Isaiah 60:2 Jeremiah 13:16. In the New Testament the verb pachuno, "to make fat," is applied twice to "making gross" the heart (Matthew 13:15 Acts 28:27).

See GREASE.

Greek

1608. ekporneuo -- mid. to give oneself up to fornication
... Word Origin from ek and porneuo Definition mid. to give oneself up to fornication
NASB Word Usage gross immorality (1), indulged in gross immorality (1). ...
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3975. pachuno -- to thicken, to fatten, fig. to make dull
... become dull. From a derivative of pegnumi (meaning thick); to thicken, ie (by
implication) to fatten (figuratively, stupefy or render callous) -- wax gross. ...
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4152. pneumatikos -- spiritual
... From pneuma; non-carnal, ie (humanly) ethereal (as opposed to gross), or (daemoniacally)
a spirit (concretely), or (divinely) supernatural, regenerate ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2954. taphash -- to be gross
... to be gross. Transliteration: taphash Phonetic Spelling: (taw-fash') Short Definition:
covered. ... root Definition to be gross NASB Word Usage covered (1). be fat. ...
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5666. abah -- to be thick, fat, or gross
... 5665, 5666. abah. 5667 . to be thick, fat, or gross. Transliteration: abah
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-baw') Short Definition: thicker. Word Origin a prim. ...
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6205. araphel -- cloud, heavy cloud
... gross, thick dark cloud,. Probably from araph; gloom (as of a lowering sky) --
(gross, thick) dark (cloud, -ness). see HEBREW araph. 6204, 6205. ...
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8082. shamen -- fat, robust
... fat, lusty, plenteous From shaman; greasy, ie Gross; figuratively, rich -- fat,
lusty, plenteous. see HEBREW shaman. 8081, 8082. shamen. 8082a . ...
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8080. shamen -- to grow fat
... become make, wax fat. A primitive root; to shine, ie (by analogy) be (causatively,
make) oily or gross -- become (make, wax) fat. 8079, 8080. shamen. 8081 ...
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Library

The Christian Gross.
... THE CHRISTIAN GROSS. THE CHRISTIAN GROSS. 8,6,8,6. "Then said Jesus unto
his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny ...
/.../borthwick/hymns from the land of luther/the christian gross.htm

I have Elsewhere Shown the Gross Darkness and Ignorance which ...
... Address 49: I have elsewhere shown the gross darkness and ignorance which
govern that which is called� I have elsewhere shown ...
/.../address 49 0 0 i have elsewhere.htm

The Second Commandment: Gross Sin Forbidden.
... Apostles. The Lord's Teaching Through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations.
Chapter II. "The Second Commandment: Gross Sin Forbidden. 1 ...
/.../the teaching of the twelve apostles/chapter ii name second commandment .htm

Does God Forbid in this Commandment, Only Adultery, and Such Like ...
... Lord's Day 41 Question 109 Does God forbid in this commandment, only adultery,
and such like gross sins? Does God forbid in this ...
/.../various/the heidelberg catechism /question 109 does god forbid.htm

Apion Book 2 Footnotes
... of those Ptolemus, which has been universally supposed to have happened under Ptolemy
Philopater, the fourth of them, is no better than a gross error of the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/josephus/against apion/apion book 2 footnotes.htm

Of Evil Angels
... 2. We can only observe, in a gross and general manner, rising one above another,
first, inorganical earth, then minerals and vegetables in their several orders ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 72 of evil angels.htm

Preface.
... can not, punish. Considering the divine attributes, the first is too gross
to be digested by our strongest wishes. And since omnipotence ...
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Your Apology Says that There are Three Opinions as to the Origin ...
... the opinion of Origen is true that our souls existed before our bodies and committed
some sin because of which they have been tied to these gross bodies; or ...
/.../30 your apology says that.htm

Thou Shalt not Take the Name of the Lord, Thy God, in Vain.
... Behold, all this is decking one's self out with God's name, or making a pretty show,
or claiming to be right, whether it occur in gross, worldly business or in ...
//christianbookshelf.org/luther/the large catechism/thou shalt not take the.htm

The Indwelling Spirit Fully and Forever Satisfying.
... the First Epistle to the Corinthians that the believers in Corinth were very imperfect
believers; they were full of imperfection and there was gross sin among ...
/.../the person and work of the holy spirit/chapter x the indwelling spirit.htm

Thesaurus

Gross (12 Occurrences)
... 5. (superl.) Thick; dense; not attenuated; as, a gross medium. 6. (superl.)
Great; palpable; serious; vagrant; shameful; as, a gross...
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Outrage (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation
of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury. ...
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Grossness (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The state or quality of being gross; thickness;
corpulence; coarseness; shamefulness. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Waxed (57 Occurrences)
... Matthew 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of
hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see ...
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Fine (184 Occurrences)
... artful; skillful; dexterous. 4. (superl.) Not coarse, gross, or heavy. 5.
(superl.) Not gross; subtle; thin; tenous. 6. (superl.) Not ...
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Converted (11 Occurrences)
... Matthew 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of
hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see ...
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Coarse (6 Occurrences)
... Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or
appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough ...
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Haply (26 Occurrences)
... Matthew 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of
hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with ...
/h/haply.htm - 17k

Guilty (131 Occurrences)
... and may have to mourn over many whose hearts still cling to their old sins, and
who have not repented of the impurity, fornication, and gross sensuality, of ...
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Jehoram (27 Occurrences)
... His daughter Jehosheba was married to the high priest Jehoiada. He sank into gross
idolatry, and brought upon himself and his kingdom the anger of Jehovah. ...
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Bible Concordance

Gross (12 Occurrences)

Matthew 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Acts 28:27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

2 Corinthians 12:21 and that upon re-visiting you I may be humbled by my God in your presence, and may have to mourn over many whose hearts still cling to their old sins, and who have not repented of the impurity, fornication, and gross sensuality, of which they have been guilty.
(WEY)

James 5:5 Here on earth you have lived self-indulgent and profligate lives. You have stupefied yourselves with gross feeding; but a day of slaughter has come.
(WEY)

2 Peter 2:7 But when righteous Lot was sore distressed by the gross misconduct of immoral men He rescued him.
(WEY)

Jude 1:7 So also Sodom and Gomorrah--and the neighboring towns in the same manner--having been guilty of gross fornication and having gone astray in pursuit of unnatural vice, are now before us as a specimen of the fire of the Ages in the punishment which they are undergoing.
(WEY NAS)

Psalms 17:10 They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly.
(See JPS)

Psalms 119:70 Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy law.
(See JPS WBS RSV)

Isaiah 60:2 For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Jeremiah 13:16 Give glory to Yahweh your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Joel 2:2 a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and gross darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, to the years of generations and generations.
(DBY)

Zephaniah 1:15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and gross darkness,
(DBY)

Subtopics

Gross

Related Terms

Outrage (3 Occurrences)

Grossness (1 Occurrence)

Waxed (57 Occurrences)

Fine (184 Occurrences)

Converted (11 Occurrences)

Coarse (6 Occurrences)

Haply (26 Occurrences)

Guilty (131 Occurrences)

Jehoram (27 Occurrences)