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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another's care, confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put in a favorable light before any one; to bestow commendation on; as, he recommended resting the mind and exercising the body.

2. (v. t.) To make acceptable; to attract favor to.

3. (v. t.) To commit; to give in charge; to commend.

Greek

3867. paraineo -- to exhort, advise
... advise, exhort. 3867 (from 3844 , " close-beside" and 134 , "to praise") --
properly, to , ie "recommend, advise, urge" (). This is ...
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3860. paradidomi -- to hand over, to give or deliver over, to ...
... and didomi; to surrender, ie yield up, intrust, transmit -- betray, bring forth,
cast, commit, deliver (up), give (over, up), hazard, put in prison, recommend. ...
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3936. paristemi -- to place beside, to present, stand by, appear
... paristano (par-is-tan'-o) from para and histemi; to stand beside, ie (transitively)
to exhibit, proffer, (specially), recommend, (figuratively) substantiate ...
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4823. sumbouleuo -- to take counsel together, advise
... From sun and bouleuo; to give (or take) advice jointly, ie Recommend, deliberate
or determine -- consult, (give, take) counsel (together). see GREEK sun. ...
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Library

Letter cclxxi. To Eusebius, My Comrade, to Recommend Cyriacus the ...
... Letter CCLXXI. To Eusebius, my comrade, to recommend Cyriacus the presbyter.
At once and in haste, after your departure, I came to the town. ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter cclxxi to eusebius my.htm

He Next Proceeds to Recommend, that in Adopting Opinions we Should ...
... Chapter IX. He next proceeds to recommend, that in adopting opinions we
should follow reason and a� He next proceeds to recommend ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter ix he next proceeds.htm

What Peculiarly Tends to Illustrate and Recommend to us the ...
... Divine Election and Reprobation Article 15 What peculiarly tends to illustrate
and recommend to us the eternal and unmerited grace of� ...
/.../various/the canons of dordt/article 15 what peculiarly tends.htm

An Explanation that we May not Appear to Recommend Separation from ...
... The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter X. An explanation that we may
not appear to recommend separation from wives. But let no ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter x an explanation that.htm

Preface.
... After his first hasty perusal of them, he ventured strongly to recommend their
publication, both for the sake of making the British churches better acquainted ...
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Approbations
... Thomas F. Brennan, DD, Bishop of Dallas: "I like the book very much and will not
only recommend it to the priests and good sisters of my diocese, but will also ...
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The General Conference of 1828
... we are fully persuaded that, under God, our itinerant system has been the most
effectual means of carrying on this great and blessed work, we recommend it to ...
/.../chapter 9 the general conference.htm

The Life of Mr. Robert Cunningham.
... is dearer to me than my life." A little before his departure, his wife sitting by
his bed-side with his hand in hers, he did by prayer recommend the whole ...
/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of mr robert 4.htm

Sources and Literature on St. Paul and his Work.
... arose from the correspondence of the moral maxims of Seneca with those of Paul,
which is more apparent than real, and from the desire to recommend the Stoic ...
/.../history of the christian church volume i/section 29 sources and literature.htm

Selection
... Demy 8vo. 0 10 6. "It would be quite superfluous at this hour of the day
to recommend Mr. Allies' writings to English Catholics. ...
/.../allies/the formation of christendom volume vi/selection.htm

Thesaurus

Recommend (2 Occurrences)
... commend. Multi-Version Concordance Recommend (2 Occurrences). 2 Corinthians
3:1 Do you say that this is self-recommendation once more? ...
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Commend (22 Occurrences)
... preservation. 2. (vt) To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to
present as worthy of notice or favorable attention. 3. (vt ...
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Such (2370 Occurrences)
... or as introducing the word or proposition which defines the similarity, or the standard
Of comparison; as, the books are not such that I can recommend them, or ...
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Epistles (2 Occurrences)
... Regarding this correspondence Lightfoot says: "This correspondence was probably
forged in the 4th century, either to recommend Seneca to Christian readers, or ...
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Canon
... and from Ignatius. You recommend me to send on yours to Syria; I shall
do so either personally or by some other means. In return ...
/c/canon.htm - 68k

Gourd (4 Occurrences)
... The traditional plant, Cucumis prophetarium, which grows in the desert, and
has very small "gourds," has nothing really to recommend it. ...
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Glorifying (21 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 5:12 for not again ourselves do we recommend to you, but we are giving
occasion to you of glorifying in our behalf, that ye may have 'something ...
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Wild (147 Occurrences)
... The traditional plant, Cucumis prophetarium, which grows in the desert, and
has very small "gourds," has nothing really to recommend it. ...
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Wish (141 Occurrences)
... invoke; to imprecate. 4. (vt) To recommend; to seek confidence or favor
in behalf of. 5. (n.) Desire; eager desire; longing. 6. (n ...
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Recommendation (2 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

Recommend (2 Occurrences)

2 Corinthians 3:1 Do you say that this is self-recommendation once more? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
(Root in WEY YLT RSV NIV)

2 Corinthians 5:12 for not again ourselves do we recommend to you, but we are giving occasion to you of glorifying in our behalf, that ye may have 'something' in reference to those glorifying in face and not in heart;
(YLT)

Subtopics

Recommend

Related Terms

Commend (22 Occurrences)

Such (2370 Occurrences)

Epistles (2 Occurrences)

Canon

Gourd (4 Occurrences)

Glorifying (21 Occurrences)

Wild (147 Occurrences)

Wish (141 Occurrences)

Recommendation (2 Occurrences)