a ruler, commander, chief, leader

the divine power, deity, divinity

a spirit, a being inferior to God, superior to men

evil spirits or the messengers and ministers of the devil

but, moreover, and, etc.

to cast out, drive out, to send out

1. with notion of violence

   1. to drive out (cast out)

   2. to cast out

      1. of the world, i.e. be deprived of the power and influence he exercises in the world

      2. a thing: excrement from the belly into the sink

   3. to expel a person from a society: to banish from a family

   4. to compel one to depart; to bid one depart, in stern though not violent language

   5. so employed that the rapid motion of the one going is transferred to the one sending forth

      1. to command or cause one to depart in haste

   6. to draw out with force, tear out

   7. with implication of force overcoming opposite force

      1. to cause a thing to move straight on its intended goal

   8. to reject with contempt, to cast off or away

2. without the notion of violence

   1. to draw out, extract, one thing inserted in another

   2. to bring out of, to draw or bring forth

   3. to except, to leave out, i.e. not receive

   4. to lead one forth or away somewhere with a force which he cannot resist

in, by, with etc.

to say, to speak

1. affirm over, maintain

2. to teach

3. to exhort, advise, to command, direct

4. to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say

5. to call by name, to call, name

6. to speak out, speak of, mention

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

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.