musterion <3466>
musthrion musterion
| Pronunciation: | moos-tay'-ree-on |
| Origin: | from a derivative of muo (to shut the mouth) |
| Reference: | TDNT - 4:802,615 |
| PrtSpch: | n n |
| In Greek: | musthria 4, musthrion 17, musthriou 4, musthriw 2, musthriwn 1 |
| In NET: | mystery 12, secret 4, a mystery 3, mysteries 3, secrets 2, amazing revelation 1, divine secret 1, hidden 1, testimony 1 |
| In AV: | mystery 27 |
| Count: | 27 |
| Definition: | 1) hidden thing, secret, mystery 1a) generally mysteries, religious secrets, confided only to the initiated and not to ordinary mortals 1b) a hidden or secret thing, not obvious to the understanding 1c) a hidden purpose or counsel 1c1) secret will 1c1a) of men 1c1b) of God: the secret counsels which govern God in dealing with the righteous, which are hidden from ungodly and wicked men but plain to the godly 2) in rabbinic writings, it denotes the mystic or hidden sense 2a) of an OT saying 2b) of an image or form seen in a vision 2c) of a dream from a derivative of muo (to shut the mouth); a secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites):-mystery. |
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