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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

STILL

stil: "To be still" is "to keep silence" (Psalm 4:4, etc.) and so "to be quiet" (Psalm 107:29, etc.) or "inactive" in any way (Judges 18:9 1 Kings 22:3 Zechariah 1:11, etc.). So "be still" in Psalm 46:10 means "desist from your war" (compare the Revised Version margin "let be"). The "still small voice" of 1 Kings 19:12 (the Revised Version margin "sound of gentle stillness") is due to taking the Hebrew demamah in its literal force of "silent," but the word here means "whisper"-"a whispering, little voice." This familiar passage, however, has made "still voice" good English, and the combination is used in Job 4:16 by the Revised Version margin. In Psalm 23:2 the translation "still waters" takes "waters of rest" (so literally for menuchah; compare the Revised Version margin) to mean "waters with little motion." But the meaning is either "wells by which the flocks rest" or "wells that give refreshing water." As an adverb "still" is perhaps more emphatic than in modern English; compare "power to keep still the kingdom," 2 Chronicles 22:9 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "to hold the kingdom").

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Greek

2089. eti -- still, yet
... still, yet. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: eti Phonetic Spelling:
(et'-ee) Short Definition: still, yet, even now Definition: (a) of time: still, ...
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2270. hesuchazo -- to be still, be silent
... to be still, be silent. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hesuchazo Phonetic
Spelling: (hay-soo-khad'-zo) Short Definition: I rest, am silent, live quietly ...
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1954. epiloipos -- still left
... still left. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: epiloipos Phonetic Spelling:
(ep-il'-oy-pos) Short Definition: remaining, that is left over Definition ...
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2476. histemi -- to make to stand, to stand
... make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b)
I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I ...
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2272. hesuchios -- tranquil
... peaceful. 2272 (an adjective derived from , "quiet, stillness") -- properly,
quiet (still), ie steady (settled) due to a . 2272 ...
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188. akmen -- at the present point of time
... Word Origin acc. of the same as akmazo Definition at the present point
of time NASB Word Usage still (1). yet. Accusative case of ...
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4357. prosmeno -- to wait longer
... remain (2), remained (3). remain, abide still, continue with. From pros
and meno; to stay further, ie Remain in a place, with a ...
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1553. ekdemeo -- to be away from home, absent
... 1553 ("being absent") portrays believers who are still alive as being "away from
home" (heaven), ie because still living in a , body (2 Cor 5:6). At Christ's ...
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3927. parepidemos -- sojourning in a strange place
... 3927 -- a sojourner (foreigner) -- literally, someone "passing through" but still
with personal relationship with the people in that locale (note the prefix ...
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3062. loipos -- the rest, the remaining
... moreover (1), now (2), other (1), other matters (1), other people (1), other things
(1), other women (1), others (4), remaining (2), rest (26), still (2), then ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2814. chashah -- to be silent, inactive, or still
... chashah. 2815 . to be silent, inactive, or still. Transliteration: chashah Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-shaw') Short Definition: silent. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5750. od -- a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, beside
... od or od. 5751 . a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, beside.
Transliteration: od or od Phonetic Spelling: (ode) Short Definition: again. ...
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1826a. damam -- to be or grow dumb, silent or still
... 1826, 1826a. damam. 1826b . to be or grow dumb, silent or still.
Transliteration: damam Short Definition: silent. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5728. aden -- hitherto, still
aden or adenah. 5727, 5728. aden or adenah. 5729 . hitherto, still.
Transliteration: aden or adenah Phonetic Spelling: (ad-en') Short Definition: still. ...
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7623. shabach -- to soothe, still
... to soothe, still. Transliteration: shabach Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-bakh') Short
Definition: commend. commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph ...
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7623a. shabach -- to soothe, still
... to soothe, still. Transliteration: shabach Short Definition: holds. ... root Definition
to soothe, still NASB Word Usage holds (1), still (1), stills (1). ...
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1826. damam -- to be or grow dumb, silent or still
... 1825, 1826. damam. 1826a . to be or grow dumb, silent or still. Transliteration:
damam Phonetic Spelling: (daw-man') Short Definition: cease. ...
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5751. od -- still
... 5750, 5751. od. 5752 . still. Transliteration: od Phonetic Spelling: (ode)
Short Definition: while. Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding ...
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2013. has -- hush! keep silence!
... NASB Word Usage keep quiet (1), keep silence (1), quieted (1), silence (1), silent
(3), still (1). hold peace tongue, keep silence, be silent, still. ...
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5975. amad -- to take one's stand, stand
... 2), retains (1), rise (2), rose (1), serve (1), served (3), served* (4), service*
(3), serving (1), set (12), sets (3), stand (121), stand still (1), standing ...
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Library

Jesus, Still Lead On.
... JESUS, STILL LEAD ON. JESUS, STILL LEAD ON. 5,5,8,8,5,5. "Jesu, geh Voran.". ... transl.,
Jane Borthwick, 1846, 1854. Jesus, still lead on,. Till our rest be won! ...
/.../borthwick/hymns from the land of luther/jesus still lead on.htm

God Still Sifting.
... Gideon's Band: Sifted for Service. (1 Corinthians i:18-31; Judges vi and vii.)
God Still Sifting. ... God is still sifting men for service. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/god still sifting.htm

Still Another Triplet
... ROMANS STILL ANOTHER TRIPLET. 'Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your
mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. ...
/.../romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/still another triplet 2.htm

Still Another Triplet
... ROMANS STILL ANOTHER TRIPLET. 'Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to
hospitality.14. Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.15. ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/still another triplet.htm

Still Another Triplet
... ROMANS STILL ANOTHER TRIPLET. 'Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought
for things honourable in the light of all men.18. If ...
/.../romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/still another triplet 3.htm

Still Another Triplet
... ROMANS STILL ANOTHER TRIPLET. 'Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but
rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance ...
/.../romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/still another triplet 4.htm

"Peace! be Still!"
... CHRIST; HIS CHARACTER AND OFFICES. 220. " "Peace! be still!". 220. CM
Mrs. Hemans. "Peace! be still!". 1 Fear, was within the ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/220 peace be still.htm

Still the Same. November 7.
... Still the same. November 7. Those who die in the fear of God and in the
faith of Christ do not really taste death; to them there ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/daily thoughts /still the same november 7.htm

Strength of the Still Secluded Thought,
... Strength of the still secluded thought,. LM ... O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto
Thee for ever." " Psalm 30:11,12. Strength of the still secluded thought,. ...
/.../waring/hymns and meditations/strength of the still secluded.htm

"Peace, be Still"
... The DESIRE of AGES Chapter 35 "Peace, Be Still". ... All day He had been teaching and
healing; and as evening came on the crowds still pressed upon Him. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 35 peace be still.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (adv.) Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.

2. (adv.) Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still.

3. (adv.) Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere.

4. (adv.) Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.

5. (adv.) Constant; continual.

6. (adv.) Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines.

7. (n.) Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight.

8. (n.) A steep hill or ascent.

9. (v.) To this time; until and during the time now present; now no less than before; yet.

10. (a.) In the future as now and before.

11. (a.) In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always; ever; constantly; uniformly.

12. (a.) In an increasing or additional degree; even more; -- much used with comparatives.

13. (a.) Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what has occurred; nevertheless; -- sometimes used as a conjunction. See Synonym of But.

14. (a.) After that; after what is stated.

15. (v.) To stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to become quiet, or comparatively quiet; to check the agitation of; as, to still the raging sea.

16. (v.) To stop, as noise; to silence.

17. (v.) To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions.

18. (n.) A vessel, boiler, or copper used in the distillation of liquids; specifically, one used for the distillation of alcoholic liquors; a retort. The name is sometimes applied to the whole apparatus used in vaporization and condensation.

19. (n.) A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery.

20. (v. t.) To cause to fall by drops.

21. (v. t.) To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigerator; to distill.

22. (v. i.) To drop, or flow in drops; to distill.

Thesaurus

Still (2005 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (adv.) Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand
still; to lie or sit still. 2. (adv.) Uttering no sound ...
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Quiet (167 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) In a state of rest or calm; without stir,
motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air. ...
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Calm (18 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the
winds. ... Be still!" The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. ...
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Spite (28 Occurrences)
... confident. (See NAS). Psalms 78:32 For all this they still sinned, and
didn't believe in his wondrous works. (See NAS RSV NIV). Isaiah ...
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Assur (2 Occurrences)
... wall. Many of the holes are still visible. ... About a hundred monoliths, from
4 to 8 ft. high, were found still standing erect. On ...
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Sherghat
... wall. Many of the holes are still visible. ... About a hundred monoliths, from
4 to 8 ft. high, were found still standing erect. On ...
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Zoar (12 Occurrences)
... Its ruins are still seen at the opening of the ravine of Kerak, the Kir-Moab
referred to in 2 Kings 3, the modern Tell esh-Shaghur. Int. ...
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Asshur (133 Occurrences)
... wall. Many of the holes are still visible. ... About a hundred monoliths, from
4 to 8 ft. high, were found still standing erect. On ...
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Smyrna (2 Occurrences)
... The city seems to have been taken from the Lelages by the Aeolian Greeks about 1100
BC; there still remain traces of the cyclopean masonry of that early time. ...
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Sanctified (105 Occurrences)
... Revelation 22:11 Let him that does unrighteously do unrighteously still; and let
the filthy make himself filthy still; and let him that is righteous practise ...
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Bible Concordance

Still (2005 Occurrences)

Still occurs 2005 times in 12 translations.

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Quiet (167 Occurrences)

Calm (18 Occurrences)

Spite (28 Occurrences)

Assur (2 Occurrences)

Sherghat