Bible Dictionary: Token

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Something intended or supposed to represent or indicate another thing or an event; a sign; a symbol; as, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant established with Noah.

2. (n.) A memorial of friendship; something by which the friendship of another person is to be kept in mind; a memento; a souvenir.

3. (n.) Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith, etc.

4. (n.) A piece of metal intended for currency, and issued by a private party, usually bearing the name of the issuer, and redeemable in lawful money. Also, a coin issued by government, esp. when its use as lawful money is limited and its intrinsic value is much below its nominal value.

5. (n.) A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.

6. (n.) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.

7. (n.) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.

8. (n.) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corn or tub he has hewn.

9. (n.) To betoken.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

TOKEN

to'-k'-n ('oth, usually rendered "sign" (on Deuteronomy 22:14; see the comms.)): "Sign" and "token" are virtually synonymous words and in the King James Version are used with little or no distinction (in Exodus 13, compare 13:9 and 16). If there is any difference, "token" is perhaps more concrete and palpable than "sign," but this difference cannot be stressed. The modern use of "token," however, as a "memorial of something past" found in Numbers 17:10 Joshua 2:12. the Revised Version (British and American) has substituted sign in Exodus 13:16 Psalm 135:9 Isaiah 44:25, and the American Standard Revised Version has "evidence" in Job 21:29 (a needlessly prosaic change). The four New Testament examples, Mark 14:44 Philippians 1:28 2 Thessalonians 1:5; 2 Thessalonians 3:17 (each for a different Greek word) are self-explanatory.

See SIGN.

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Greek

1730. endeigma -- an indication, a proof
... an indication, a proof. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: endeigma Phonetic
Spelling: (en'-dighe-mah) Short Definition: a plain token, sign, proof ...
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4592. semeion -- a sign
... Transliteration: semeion Phonetic Spelling: (say-mi'-on) Short Definition: a sign,
miracle, indication Definition: a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token. ...
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1732. endeixis -- a pointing out or indication, a proof
... endeixis Phonetic Spelling: (en'-dike-sis) Short Definition: a showing, proof,
demonstration, sign Definition: a showing, proof, demonstration, sign, token. ...
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2428. hiketeria -- supplication
... entreaty" (Souter). 2428 () in ancient times was frequently used of a
suppliant carrying an as a token for "."]. Word Origin from ...
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5039. tekmerion -- a sure sign
... Neuter of a presumed derivative of tekmar (a goal or fixed limit); a token (as
defining a fact), ie Criterion of certainty -- infallible proof. ...
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4953. sussemon -- a fixed sign
... signal, sign. Neuter of a compound of sun and the base of semaino; a sign in common,
ie Preconcerted signal -- token. see GREEK sun. see GREEK semaino. ...
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1175. deisidaimonia -- a religion, superstition
... Cognate: 1175 (akin to 1174 , see there) -- properly, dread of a pagan deity "inspiring"
a "token show of respect" (religious gesture) -- especially religious ...
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1463. egkomboomai -- to put on oneself (as a garment)
... voice from en and komboo (to gird); to engirdle oneself (for labor), ie Figuratively
(the apron as being a badge of servitude) to wear (in token of mutual ...
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1849. exousia -- power to act, authority
... privilege, ie (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively)
mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8507. Token -- "measurement," a city in Simeon
... 8506, 8507. Token. 8508 . "measurement," a city in Simeon. Transliteration:
Token Phonetic Spelling: (to'-ken) Short Definition: Tochen. ...
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8506. token -- a measurement
... 8505, 8506. token. 8507 . a measurement. Transliteration: token Phonetic Spelling:
(to'-ken) Short Definition: quantity. ... 8505, 8506. token. 8507 . ...
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6161. arubbah -- a thing exchanged, pledge, token
... 6160, 6161. arubbah. 6162 . a thing exchanged, pledge, token. Transliteration:
arubbah Phonetic Spelling: (ar-oob-baw') Short Definition: guarantor. ...
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4159. mopheth -- a wonder, sign, portent
... an unused word Definition a wonder, sign, portent NASB Word Usage marvel (1), marvels
(3), miracle (1), miracles (1), sign (8), symbol (1), token (1), wonder (4 ...
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1730. dod -- beloved, love, uncle
... Or (shortened) dod {dode}; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, ie
(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love- token, lover, friend; specifically ...
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226. oth -- a sign
... monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc. -- mark, miracle, (en-)sign, token.
see HEBREW 'uwth. 225, 226. oth. 227 . Strong's Numbers.
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5251. nes -- a standard, ensign, signal, sign
... From nacac; a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal;
figuratively, a token -- banner, pole, sail, (en-)sign, standard. ...
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5606. saphaq -- to slap, clap
... Or saphaq (1 Kings 20:10; Job 27:23; Isaiah 2:6) {saw-fak'}; a primitive root; to
clap the hands (in token of compact, derision, grief, indignation, or ...
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8508. toknith -- measurement, proportion
... pattern, sum. From token; admeasurement, ie Consummation -- pattern, sum. see
HEBREW token. 8507, 8508. toknith. 8509 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

In Heaven "The Token of Sin is Turned to Worship. " --
... THE THIRTEENTH REVELATION CHAPTER XXXVIII In Heaven "the token of sin is turned
to worship."". In Heaven "the token of sin is turned to worship."" ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter xxxviii in heaven the.htm

The Cross a Token. October 24.
... The Cross a Token. October 24. Have patience, have faith, have hope, as
thou standest at the foot of Christ's Cross, and holdest ...
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In Token that Thou Shalt not Fear
... III. SACRAMENTS AND RITES Holy Baptism 344. In token that thou shalt not fear. CM ...
Henry Alford, 1832. In token that thou shalt not fear. Christ crucified to own, ...
/.../holy baptism 344 in token.htm

And Let this Also be a Token for You...
... Section 37. And let this also be a token for you� ... And let this also be a token for
you: whenever the soul remains fearful there is a presence of the enemies. ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/life of antony section 37.htm

Our Forefathers have Handed Down to us the Tradition, That, after ...
... For Symbol (kumbolon) in Greek answers to both "Indicium" (a sign or token) and
"Collatio" (a joint contribution made by several) in Latin. ...
/.../2 our forefathers have handed.htm

The Measure of the Cross
... They mean the thing of which the cross was a sign and token. Now of what is the
cross a token? Of the love of Christ, which is the love of God. ...
/.../kingsley/the good news of god/sermon xv the measure of.htm

The Sign for Man and the Remembrancer for God
... And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between Me and you
and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I do set ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the sign for man and.htm

A New Forest Ballad
... 'A token, a token!' that fair maid cried, 'A token that bodes me sorrow; For they
that smell the grave by night Will see the corpse to-morrow. ...
/.../kingsley/andromeda and other poems/a new forest ballad.htm

The Right of Entry
... access on all days and at all times; and that He may stand there, beside and like
the seraphim, who with one pair of wings veiled their faces in token of the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the right of entry.htm

On the Effects of the Sin of Our First Parents
... Of these, man gave a token by his subsequent flight, and by "hiding himself from
the presence of the Lord God, when he heard him walking in the garden in the ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 2/disputation xxxi on the effects.htm

Thesaurus

Token (24 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Something intended or supposed to represent or indicate another thing or
an event; a sign; a symbol; as, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant ...TOKEN. ...
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Earnest (33 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To use in earnest. 6. (n.) Something given, or a part paid beforehand,
as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come. ...
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Bow (248 Occurrences)
... incline. 3. (vt) To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect,
gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension. 4. (vt ...
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Sign (181 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) That by which anything is made known or represented;
that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof. ...
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Omen (6 Occurrences)
... Your fearlessness will be to them a sure token of impending destruction, but to
you it will be a sure token of your salvation--a token coming from God. ...
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Impending (2 Occurrences)
... Your fearlessness will be to them a sure token of impending destruction, but to
you it will be a sure token of your salvation--a token coming from God. (WEY). ...
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Fearlessness (1 Occurrence)
... Your fearlessness will be to them a sure token of impending destruction, but to
you it will be a sure token of your salvation--a token coming from God. (WEY). ...
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Antagonists (1 Occurrence)
... Your fearlessness will be to them a sure token of impending destruction, but to
you it will be a sure token of your salvation--a token coming from God. (WEY). ...
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Quail (5 Occurrences)
... Your fearlessness will be to them a sure token of impending destruction, but to
you it will be a sure token of your salvation--a token coming from God. (WEY). ...
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Mark (182 Occurrences)
... esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract
the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace ...
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Bible Concordance

Token (24 Occurrences)

Mark 14:44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Luke 2:12 And this is the token for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."
(WEY)

Luke 2:34 Symeon blessed them and said to Mary the mother, "This child is appointed for the falling and the uprising of many in Israel and for a token to be spoken against;
(WEY)

Luke 11:30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a token to the present generation.
(WEY)

Luke 21:7 "Rabbi, when will this be?" they asked Him, "and what will be the token given when these things are about to take place?"
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 11:10 because of this the woman ought to have 'a token of' authority upon the head, because of the messengers;
(YLT)

Philippians 1:28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
(KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT)

2 Thessalonians 1:5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT)

2 Thessalonians 1:6 A plain token of God's righteous judgement, I say, since it is a righteous thing for Him to requite with affliction those who are now afflicting you;
(WEY)

2 Thessalonians 3:17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 4:15 And Jehovah saith to him, 'Therefore -- of any slayer of Cain sevenfold it is required;' and Jehovah setteth to Cain a token that none finding him doth slay him.
(YLT)

Genesis 9:12 God said, "This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Genesis 9:13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Genesis 9:17 God said to Noah, "This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Genesis 17:11 You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin. It will be a token of the covenant between me and you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Exodus 3:12 He said, "Certainly I will be with you. This will be the token to you, that I have sent you: when you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 12:13 The blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be on you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 13:16 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Numbers 17:10 Yahweh said to Moses, "Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their murmurings against me, that they not die."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Joshua 2:12 Now therefore, please swear to me by Yahweh, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a true token;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

1 Samuel 17:18 and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are doing, and bring back news."
(See RSV)

1 Chronicles 4:32 Their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;
(See NIV)

Psalms 86:17 Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 20:3 And the Lord said, As my servant Isaiah has gone unclothed and without shoes for three years as a sign and a wonder to Egypt and Ethiopia,
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Token: Blood of the Paschal Lamb

Token: Circumcision, of the Covenant of Abraham

Token: Consecration of the Firstborn

Token: Cover of the Altar

Token: Dew on Gideon's Fleece

Token: Memorial Stones

Token: Miracles of Moses, of the Divine Authority of his Missions