a clerk, scribe, esp.a public servant, secretary, recorder, whose office and influence differed in different states

in the Bible, a man learned in the Mosaic law and in the sacred writings, an interpreter, teacher. Scribes examined the more difficult and subtle questions of the law; added to the Mosaic law decisions of various kinds thought to elucidate its meaning and scope, and did this to the detriment of religion. Since the advice of men skilled in the law was needed in the examination in the causes and the solution of the difficult questions, they were enrolled in the Sanhedrin; and are mentioned in connection with the priests and elders of the people. See a Bible Dictionary for more information on the scribes.

a religious teacher: so instructed that from his learning and ability to teach advantage may redound to the kingdom of heaven

through

1. of place

   1. with

   2. in

2. of time

   1. throughout

   2. during

3. of means

   1. by

   2. by the means of

through

1. the ground or reason by which something is or is not done

   1. by reason of

   2. on account of

   3. because of for this reason

   4. therefore

   5. on this account

and, also, even, indeed, but

to consume by eating, to eat up, devour

1. of birds

2. of a dragon

3. of a man eating up the little book

metaph.

1. to devour i.e. squander, waste: substance

2. to devour i.e. forcibly appropriate: widows' property

3. to strip one of his goods

   1. to ruin (by the infliction of injuries)

4. by fire, to devour i.e. to utterly consume, destroy

5. of the consumption of the strength of body and mind by strong emotions

a decree, judgments

judgment

1. condemnation of wrong, the decision (whether severe or mild) which one passes on the faults of others

2. in a forensic sense

   1. the sentence of a judge

   2. the punishment with which one is sentenced

   3. condemnatory sentence, penal judgment, sentence

a matter to be judicially decided, a lawsuit, a case in court

to take

1. to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it

   1. to take up a thing to be carried

   2. to take upon one's self

2. to take in order to carry away

   1. without the notion of violence, i,e to remove, take away

3. to take what is one's own, to take to one's self, to make one's own

   1. to claim, procure, for one's self

      1. to associate with one's self as companion, attendant

   2. of that which when taken is not let go, to seize, to lay hold of, apprehend

   3. to take by craft (our catch, used of hunters, fisherman, etc.), to circumvent one by fraud

   4. to take to one's self, lay hold upon, take possession of, i.e. to appropriate to one's self

   5. catch at, reach after, strive to obtain

   6. to take a thing due, to collect, gather (tribute)

4. to take

   1. to admit, receive

   2. to receive what is offered

   3. not to refuse or reject

   4. to receive a person, give him access to one's self,

      1. to regard any one's power, rank, external circumstances, and on that account to do some injustice or neglect something

5. to take, to choose, select

6. to take beginning, to prove anything, to make a trial of, to experience

to receive (what is given), to gain, get, obtain, to get back

long

1. of place: remote, distant, far off

2. of time: long, long lasting

this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted

a house

1. an inhabited edifice, a dwelling

2. the inmates of a house, the family

3. property, wealth, goods

that, because, since

alas, woe

this, these, etc.

exceeding some number or measure or rank or need

1. over and above, more than is necessary, superadded

   1. exceeding abundantly, supremely

   2. something further, more, much more than all, more plainly

2. superior, extraordinary, surpassing, uncommon

   1. pre-eminence, superiority, advantage, more eminent, more remarkable, more excellent

exceeding some number or measure or rank or need

1. over and above, more than is necessary, superadded

   1. exceeding abundantly, supremely

   2. something further, more, much more than all, more plainly

2. superior, extraordinary, surpassing, uncommon

   1. pre-eminence, superiority, advantage, more eminent, more remarkable, more excellent

to offer prayers, to pray

a pretext (alleged reason, pretended cause)

show

1. under colour as though they would do something

2. in pretence, ostensibly

you

that (thing), this (thing)

you

one who answers, an interpreter

an actor, stage player

a dissembler, pretender, hypocrite

A sect that seems to have started after the Jewish exile. In addition to OT books the Pharisees recognised in oral tradition a standard of belief and life. They sought for distinction and praise by outward observance of external rites and by outward forms of piety, and such as ceremonial washings, fastings, prayers, and alms giving; and, comparatively negligent of genuine piety, they prided themselves on their fancied good works. They held strenuously to a belief in the existence of good and evil angels, and to the expectation of a Messiah; and they cherished the hope that the dead, after a preliminary experience either of reward or of penalty in Hades, would be recalled to life by him, and be requited each according to his individual deeds. In opposition to the usurped dominion of the Herods and the rule of the Romans, they stoutly upheld the theocracy and their country's cause, and possessed great influence with the common people. According to Josephus they numbered more than 6000. They were bitter enemies of Jesus and his cause; and were in turn severely rebuked by him for their avarice, ambition, hollow reliance on outward works, and affection of piety in order to gain popularity.

a widow

metaph. a city stripped of its inhabitants and riches is represented under the figure of a widow