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Greek

5495. cheir -- the hand
... Word Origin a prim. word Definition the hand NASB Word Usage agency (1), charge*
(1), grasp (1), hand (82), hands (88), help (1). hand. ...
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5259. hupo -- by, under
... A primary preposition; under, ie (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or
with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place ...
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1223. dia -- through, on account of, because of
... sake (41), sakes (5), since (1), so then* (1), so* (1), therefore* (16), this reason*
(1), this* (1), though (1), through (225), through the agency (1), through ...
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4181. polumeros -- in many parts
... variously, at sundry times. Adverb from a compound of polus and meros; in many portions,
ie Variously as to time and agency (piecemeal) -- at sundry times. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3027. yad -- hand
... 1), had (1), hand (859), handed (1), hands (303), hands* (1), have* (1), help*
(1), helpless* (1), herself (1), himself (1), hold* (1), human agency (1), idle ...
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Library

Agency of Evil Spirits.
... 31. AGENCY OF EVIL SPIRITS. [Illustration: Chapter header.] The connection
of the visible with the invisible world, the ministration ...
/.../the great controversy between christ and satan /31 agency of evil spirits.htm

A New Agency Needed
... CHAPTER XVIII A NEW AGENCY NEEDED. "My thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways My ways, saith the LORD. For as the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/taylor/a retrospect/chapter xviii a new agency.htm

Agency of Evil Spirits
... Chapter 31 Agency of Evil Spirits. The connection of the visible with the
invisible world, the ministration of angels of God, and ...
/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 31 agency of evil.htm

God's Agency is Needful Even in Man's Doings.
... Book II. Chapter 20."God's Agency is Needful Even in Man's Doings. For
as it is said, "It is man's part to prepare his heart, and ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 20 gods agency is needful.htm

The Relation Between the Human Will and the Divine Agency.
... Chapter V. The Relation Between The Human Will And The Divine Agency. Thou art the
source and centre of all minds, Their only point of rest, eternal Word! ...
/.../chapter v the relation between.htm

Conversion --Human Agency In
... CHAPTER XX. CONVERSION"HUMAN AGENCY IN. What ... work. They practically deny
the agency of the Holy Spirit, or His means of Grace. ...
/.../chapter xx conversionhuman agency in.htm

An Extravagant Way of Accounting for the Communication of the ...
... Extravagant Way of Accounting for the Communication of the Spiritual Nature to Man
It Was Furtively Managed by Achamoth, Through the Unconscious Agency of Her ...
/.../tertullian/against the valentinians/chapter xxv an extravagant way of.htm

Of the Fact that the Mystery of a Mediator was Made Known to those ...
... of the gospels.Book I. Chapter XXXV."Of the Fact that the Mystery of a Mediator
Was Made Known to Those Who Lived in Ancient Times by the Agency of Prophecy ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter xxxv of the fact that.htm

Regeneration.
... and conversion. 1. Regeneration is the term used by some theologians to
express the divine agency in changing the heart. With them ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xxvii regeneration.htm

The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Material Universe.
... material universe. I. The creation of the material universe and of man
is effected through the agency of the Holy Spirit. We read ...
/.../torrey/the person and work of the holy spirit/chapter vi the work of.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.

2. (n.) The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one entrusted with the concerns of another.

3. (n.) The place of business of am agent.

Thesaurus

Agency (4 Occurrences)
... of another. 3. (n.) The place of business of am agent. Multi-Version
Concordance Agency (4 Occurrences). Romans 15:18 For I will ...
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Preaching (116 Occurrences)
... to announce good news" (Matthew 11:5)): 1. Definition 2. The Preacher's Limitations
3. A Man with a Message 4. Preaching a Necessary Agency 5. Biblical Terms ...
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Creation (35 Occurrences)
... For God creates not being that can exist independently of Him, His preserving
agency being inseparably connected with His creative power. ...
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Mean (93 Occurrences)
... 14. (n.) That through which, or by the help of which, an end is attained; something
tending to an object desired; intermediate agency or measure; necessary ...
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Ministry (44 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of ministering; ministration; service;
also (in some countries) a government agency, as the Ministry of Defense. ...
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Affliction (120 Occurrences)
... Yet there are traces of a dualism which assigns a certain vague limit to God's absolute
sovereignty, by referring affliction to an evil agency acting in quasi ...
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Sponge (3 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted
into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven. ...
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Baptismal (1 Occurrence)
... righteousness implicit in the act of faith (Romans 6). It is the symbol of a cleansing
from sin and renewal by God's Spirit, but not the agency effecting that ...
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Regeneration (2 Occurrences)
... righteousness implicit in the act of faith (Romans 6). It is the symbol of a cleansing
from sin and renewal by God's Spirit, but not the agency effecting that ...
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Preacher (27 Occurrences)
... to announce good news" (Matthew 11:5)): 1. Definition 2. The Preacher's Limitations
3. A Man with a Message 4. Preaching a Necessary Agency 5. Biblical Terms ...
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Bible Concordance

Agency (4 Occurrences)

Romans 15:18 For I will not presume to mention any of the results that Christ has brought about by other agency than mine in securing the obedience of the Gentiles by word or deed,
(WEY)

Galatians 1:1 Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),
(See NAS)

Galatians 3:19 What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.
(See NAS)

Daniel 8:25 Through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in their security shall he destroy many: he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Agency

Agency in Executing Judgments

Agency in Salvation of Men

Related Terms

Preaching (116 Occurrences)

Creation (35 Occurrences)

Mean (93 Occurrences)

Ministry (44 Occurrences)

Affliction (120 Occurrences)

Sponge (3 Occurrences)

Baptismal (1 Occurrence)