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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

FAREWELL

far-wel' (chairo), Fare ye, or thou, well: Originally a wish at parting for those faring forth (traveling):

(1) As a parting wish at the close of a letter it represents the Greek err(h)oso, "Be strong," imperative of rhonnumi, "to make strong" (Acts 15:29; Acts 23:30 the King James Version; see the Revised Version, margin; 2 Maccabees 11:21); once chairete (imperative of chairo), "Rejoice!" (2 Corinthians 13:11, the Revised Version, margin "Rejoice: be perfected").

(2) As equivalent to our saying "good-bye," it represents the Greek apotassomai, "to separate one's self," "to take leave," "to bid farewell" (Luke 9:61, "to bid farewell to them that are at my house"; Acts 18:21, "bade them farewell," the Revised Version (British and American) "taking his leave of them").

See FARE; GREETING.

W. L. Walker

Greek

4517. rhonnumi -- to strengthen, be strong
... strengthen, be strong. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: rhonnumi Phonetic Spelling:
(hrone'-noo-mee) Short Definition: I strengthen, farewell Definition: I ...
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657. apotasso -- to set apart, take leave of
... Word Origin from apo and tasso Definition to set apart, take leave of NASB Word
Usage bidding...farewell (1), give (1), say good-bye (1), taking...leave (1 ...
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5463. chairo -- to rejoice, be glad
... farewell, be glad, God speed, rejoice. A primary verb; to be "cheer"ful,
ie Calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as ...
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537b. apaspazomai -- to take leave of
... 537a, 537b. apaspazomai. 538 . to take leave of. Transliteration: apaspazomai
Short Definition: farewell. Word Origin from apo and ...
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1515. eirene -- one, peace, quietness, rest.
... Phonetic Spelling: (i-ray'-nay) Short Definition: peace, peace of mind Definition:
peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7971. shalach -- to send
... root Definition to send NASB Word Usage again (5), bade his farewell (1), burned*
(1), cast (2), cast off (1), casting (1), certainly let (1), certainly let ...
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Library

A Farewell.
... THE SOUL. XVII. A FAREWELL. Ffowch deganau gwael y ddaear 8,7,8,7,8,7,8,7. Fly,
Earth's gaudy, fading trifles; Empty joys, no longer stay: ...
//christianbookshelf.org/morris/favourite welsh hymns/xvii a farewell.htm

A Farewell: to CEG
... A FAREWELL: TO CEG. My fairest child, I have no song to give you; No lark
could pipe in skies so dull and gray; Yet, if you will, one ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/andromeda and other poems/a farewell to c e.htm

The Farewell
... The Treasury of Sacred Song. Book First XXXVI THE FAREWELL. Anon. ... Then, base delights
and dunghill joys! Farewell, adieu! While yet I live I'm dead to you,. ...
/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/xxxvi the farewell.htm

Farewell to America
... Chapter 2. Troubles in Georgia; Return to England; Peter Bohler; "I Felt
my Heart Strangely Warmed" Farewell to America. Thursday ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/farewell to america.htm

A Farewell
... BOOK III CHAPTER XLI A FAREWELL. For I am long since weary of your storm
Of ... present. I know that I am bidding you farewell for ever. ...
/.../gathering clouds a tale of the days of st chrysostom/chapter xli a farewell.htm

The Minister's Farewell
... The Minister's Farewell. ... II. I must now turn away from the apostle Paul to address
you A VERY FEW EARNEST, SINCERE AND AFFECTIONATE WORDS BY WAY OF FAREWELL. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/the ministers farewell.htm

The Farewell
... CHAPTER XXXVI THE FAREWELL. WE cannot find out from any history of Dr. Tauler,
the exact time of his abode in Cologne. He must have ...
/.../bevan/three friends of god/chapter xxxvi the farewell.htm

The King's Farewell
... DD, Litt. D.; ST. MATTHEW Chaps. XVIII to XXVIII THE KING'S FAREWELL. 'Woe
unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/the kings farewell.htm

Farewell to a Missionary.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCLIV. Farewell to a Missionary. 8.8.8.8.8.8 James Montgomery.
Farewell to a Missionary. Home, kindred, friends, and country, these. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn ccliv farewell to a.htm

The Christian Farewell.
... SOCIAL AND DOMESTIC WORSHIP. 923. " The Christian Farewell. 923. LM Doddridge.
The Christian Farewell. 1 Thy presence, everlasting God! ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/923 the christian farewell.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (interj.) Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell.

2. (n.) A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu.

3. (n.) Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.

4. (a.) Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow.

Thesaurus

Farewell (13 Occurrences)
... It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as
an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet ...
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Bade (27 Occurrences)
... and of the Sadducees. (KJV ASV). Mark 6:46 He then bade the people farewell,
and went away up the hill to pray. (WEY). Luke 14:9 And ...
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Kiss (39 Occurrences)
... his father); Exodus 4:27 (Aaron and Moses); 18:7 (Moses and Jethro, united with
obeisance); Ruth 1:9, 14 (Naomi and her daughters-in-law-a farewell); 2 Samuel ...
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Fare (13 Occurrences)
... (singular) imperat. (err(h)oso) or plural (err(h)osthe) as a farewell salutation,
or at the close of a ...Farewell." (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Deuteronomy (1 Occurrence)
... These farewell addresses of Moses to the tribes of Israel he had so long led in
the wilderness "glow in each line with the emotions of a great leader ...
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Bid (35 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance,
etc.; as, to bid one welcome; to bid good morning, farewell, etc. ...
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Adieu (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (interj. & adv.) Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.
2. (n.) A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting. ...
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Unchastity (5 Occurrences)
...Farewell." (See RSV). 1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God: your
sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality, (See RSV). ...
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Obtaining (5 Occurrences)
... (WEY). 2 Corinthians 2:13 yet, obtaining no relief for my spirit because I did not
find our brother Titus, I bade them farewell and went on into Macedonia. ...
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Joshua (211 Occurrences)
... This section has been compared to the Domesday Book of the Norman conquest. (3.)
The farewell addresses of Joshua, with an account of his death (23, 24). ...
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Bible Concordance

Farewell (13 Occurrences)

Mark 6:46 He then bade the people farewell, and went away up the hill to pray.
(WEY NAS)

Luke 9:61 Another also said, "I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to bid farewell to those who are at my house."
(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)

Acts 15:29 that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell."
(WEB WEY DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 15:33 After spending some time there they received an affectionate farewell from the brethren to return to those who had sent them.
(WEY)

Acts 18:21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Acts 21:5 And when it came to pass that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey; and they all, with wives and children, brought us on our way till we were out of the city: and kneeling down on the beach, we prayed, and bade each other farewell;
(ASV NAS RSV)

Acts 23:30 When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell."
(WEB KJV DBY WBS)

2 Corinthians 2:13 yet, obtaining no relief for my spirit because I did not find our brother Titus, I bade them farewell and went on into Macedonia.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
(KJV ASV WBS RSV)

2 John 1:10 If any one who comes to you does not bring this teaching, do not receive him under your roof nor bid him Farewell.
(WEY)

2 John 1:11 He who bids him Farewell is a sharer in his evil deeds.
(WEY)

Genesis 31:28 and didn't allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now have you done foolishly.
(See RSV)

Exodus 18:27 Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

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