Topical Encyclopedia
Creation and NatureMen, as described in the Bible, are created beings fashioned by God. In
Genesis 1:26-27 , it is written, "Then God said, 'Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.' So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." This passage underscores the unique status of men as bearers of the divine image, endowed with the responsibility to steward creation.
Role and ResponsibilityThe Bible outlines specific roles and responsibilities for men, particularly in the context of family and community. In
Ephesians 5:23 , it is stated, "For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior." This verse highlights the leadership role of men within the family, modeled after Christ's relationship with the church. Additionally,
1 Timothy 5:8 emphasizes the duty of provision: "If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."
Spiritual LeadershipMen are called to be spiritual leaders, both in their families and within the church. In
1 Corinthians 11:3 , Paul writes, "But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God." This establishes a hierarchy of spiritual authority, with men accountable to Christ. Furthermore,
1 Timothy 3:1-7 provides qualifications for men who aspire to be overseers in the church, emphasizing qualities such as being "above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach."
Moral and Ethical ConductThe Bible sets forth high moral and ethical standards for men. In
Micah 6:8 , it is declared, "He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" This verse encapsulates the ethical conduct expected of men, emphasizing justice, mercy, and humility. Additionally, the fruit of the Spirit in
Galatians 5:22-23 serves as a guide for personal conduct: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."
Examples of Men in the BibleThe Bible provides numerous examples of men who exemplified faith and obedience to God. Abraham, known as the father of faith, demonstrated unwavering trust in God's promises (
Genesis 15:6). King David, despite his flaws, was described as a man after God's own heart (
1 Samuel 13:14). The Apostle Paul, once a persecutor of Christians, became a pivotal figure in the spread of the Gospel and authored many New Testament letters.
Challenges and FailuresThe Bible does not shy away from depicting the challenges and failures of men. Adam's disobedience in the Garden of Eden (
Genesis 3:6) led to the fall of humanity. King Saul's disobedience and jealousy resulted in his downfall (
1 Samuel 15:22-23). These narratives serve as cautionary tales, illustrating the consequences of straying from God's commandments.
Redemption and RestorationDespite their failures, the Bible offers hope for redemption and restoration for men. Through Jesus Christ, men are offered forgiveness and a new identity. In
2 Corinthians 5:17 , it is proclaimed, "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come!" This transformative power of the Gospel provides men with the opportunity to live in accordance with God's will, empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) Plural of Keelman.
2. (n.) Plural of Man.
3. (n.) pl. of Man.
4. (pron.) A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and corresponding to the present indefinite one or they.
5. (n.) Plural of Gownman
6. (n.) Plural of Handcraftsman
7. (n.) Plural of Handi-craftsman
8. (n.) Plural of Henchman
9. (n.) Plural of Herdsman
10. (n.) Plural of High-churchman
11. (n.) Plural of Light-horseman
12. (n.) Plural of Lightman
13. (n.) Plural of Low-churchman
14. (n.) Plural of Orangeman
15. (n.) Plural of Plainsman
16. (n.) Plural of Ploughman
17. (n.) Plural of Pointsman
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
CHIEF FRIENDS; GOOD MENSeeCHIEF FRIENDS;GOOD, CHIEF; CHIEF.
HEZEKIAH, THE MEN OF
SeePROVERBS, THE BOOK OF, II, 5;HEZEKIAH, IV, 2.
WISE MEN
wiz'-men: In addition to the uses of "wise" specified in the article WISDOM, the adjective is employed occasionally as the technical description of men who are adepts in magic, divination, etc. (e.g. inGenesis 41:8Exodus 7:11Esther 1:13Daniel 2:27;Daniel 5:15). Naturally, however, in the ancient world the boundary between genuine knowledge and astrology, etc., was exceedingly vague, and it was never denied that real knowledge could be gained along lines that we know to be futile. So the initiation of Moses into all the wisdom of the Egyptians (Acts 7:22) or of Daniel into all the learning of the Chaldeans (Daniel 1:4) met with no disapproval. These great men could be trusted to avoid the moral and religious pitfalls of such pursuits. For the ordinary Israelites, however the uncompromising prohibition of idolatry closed the door definitely to all studies of this kind. SeeASTROLOGY;DIVINATION, etc. And for the Wise-men ofMatthew 2 see MAGI.
Burton Scott Easton
YOUNG; MEN, YOUNG WOMEN
yung, (bachur, na`ar; neanias, neaniskos): "Young man" is generally in the Old Testament the translation of bachur, from bachar, "to prove," "to choose," and of na`ar (literally, "boy," but used sometimes also of a girl). The former term denotes a young man, no longer a mere youth, but liable to military service (Deuteronomy 32:25Judges 14:101 Samuel 8:162 Kings 8:12, etc.). InNumbers 11:28, the King James Version "Joshua.... the servant of Moses, one of his young men" (bechurim), the Revised Version (British and American) renders "one of his chosen men," margin "from his youth." Na`ar is frequently used (singular and plural) of soldiers (1 Samuel 14:1, 6;1 Samuel 21:4;1 Samuel 25:5, 8, 92 Samuel 1:5, 6, 15, etc.). Abraham's "young men" (ne`arim) were "trained servants," "trained men," warriors (Genesis 14:24; compare 14:14 the Revised Version (British and American)). The word is often in the Old Testament translated "servant": thus in the Revised Version (British and American) for the King James Version "young man," "young men" (Genesis 18:72 Kings 4:221 Kings 20:14, the Revised Version margin). In the New Testament, the ordinary words for "young man" are neanias (Acts 7:58;Acts 20:9;Acts 23:17, 18, 22) and neaniskos (Matthew 19:20, 22Mark 14:51, etc.). "Young men" inActs 5:6 is neoteroi, comparative of neos, "young," recent; the feminine of the latter word is "young women" inTitus 2:4, and neoterai is "younger women" (the Revised Version (British and American) "widows") in1 Timothy 5:14. In both the Old Testament and the New Testament young men are earnestly exhorted to wisdom and sober-mindedness (Proverbs 1:8, 9Ecclesiastes 11:9;Ecclesiastes 12:1, 13, 14Titus 2:6, "discreet"; compare The Wisdom of Solomon 9:11), etc.
W. L. Walker
Greek
3303.men -- shows affirmation or concession... 3302, 3303.
men. 3303a .
... Often compounded with other particles in an intensive
or asseverative sense. see GREEK de. (
men) -- 179 Occurrences. 3302, 3303.
...3375.men -- certainly
... 3374, 3375.men. 3376 . certainly.... certainly. Word Origin a strengthened form
ofmen Definition certainly NASB Word Usage surely* (1). surely....
3175. megistan -- the chiefmen
... the chiefmen. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: megistan Phonetic
Spelling: (meg-is-tan'-es) Short Definition: a great one, a lord Definition: a...
3376.men -- a month
...men. 3377 . a month. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:men Phonetic
Spelling: (mane) Short Definition: a month Definition: a (lunar) month....
3303a.men -- shows affirmation or concession
... 3303, 3303a.men. 3303b . shows affirmation or concession. Transliteration:
men Short Definition: some.... 3303, 3303a.men. 3303b . Strong's Numbers.
1543. hekatontarches -- a centurion, a captain of one hundredmen
... a centurion, a captain of one hundredmen. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: hekatontarches or hekatontarchos Phonetic Spelling: (hek-at-on-...
5362. philandros -- lovingmen, (of a wife) loving her husband
... lovingmen, (of a wife) loving her husband. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration:
philandros Phonetic Spelling: (fil'-an-dros) Short Definition: loving...
441. anthropareskos -- man-pleasing
... of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: anthropareskos Phonetic Spelling:
(anth-ro-par'-es-kos) Short Definition: desirous of pleasingmen Definition: desirous...
444. anthropos -- a man, human, mankind
... human race. 444 -- , also the generic term for ""; the human race; people,
including andmen (Mt 4:19, 12:12, etc.). 444 () relates...
407. andrizo -- to behave like a man, to play the man
... faith"). Word Origin from aner Definition to behave like a man, to play the
man NASB Word Usage act likemen (1). act likemen. Middle...
Strong's Hebrew
4482b.men --men... 4482a, 4482b.
men. 4483 .
men. Transliteration:
men Short Definition:
men.
Word Origin another reading for menath, qv. 4482a, 4482b.
men. 4483 .
...4482a.men -- string (of a harp)
... 4482, 4482a.men. 4482b . string (of a harp). Transliteration:men Short
Definition: instruments.... 4482, 4482a.men. 4482b . Strong's Numbers.
4482.men -- string (of a harp)
... 4481, 4482.men. 4482a . string (of a harp). Transliteration:men Phonetic
Spelling: (mane) Short Definition: instrument.... 4481, 4482.men. 4482a ....
382a. ish-Tob -- "men of Tob," inhab. of a region East of the...
... ish-Tob. 382b . "men of Tob," inhab.... Word Origin from ish and Tob Definition "men
of Tob," inhab. of a region E. of the Jordan NASB Word Usagemen of Tob (2)....
980. Bachurim -- "youngmen's village," a city in Benjamin
... 979, 980. Bachurim. 981 . "youngmen's village," a city in Benjamin.
Transliteration: Bachurim Phonetic Spelling: (bakh-oo-reem') Short Definition: Bahurim...
6407. Palti -- "escape," a descriptive title for one of David's...
... 6406, 6407. Palti. 6408 . "escape," a descriptive title for one of David's
men. Transliteration: Palti Phonetic Spelling: (pal-tee') Short Definition: Paltite...
4677. Metsobayah -- descriptive title for one of David'smen
... Metsobayah. 4678 . descriptive title for one of David'smen. Transliteration:
Metsobayah Phonetic Spelling: (mets-o-baw-yaw') Short Definition: Mezobaite....
229. Ezbay -- the father of one of David'smen
... 228, 229. Ezbay. 230 . the father of one of David'smen. Transliteration:
Ezbay Phonetic Spelling: (ez-bah'ee) Short Definition: Ezbai....
8439a. Tola -- twomen of Issachar
... twomen of Issachar. Transliteration: Tola Short Definition: Tola. Word Origin from
the same as tola Definition twomen of Issachar NASB Word Usage Tola (6)....
3134. Yoezer -- "the LORD is a help," one of David's mightymen
... 3133, 3134. Yoezer. 3135 . "the LORD is a help," one of David's mightymen.
Transliteration: Yoezer Phonetic Spelling: (yo-eh'-zer) Short Definition: Joezer...
Library
Jerome and Gennadius Lives of IllustriousMen.
Jerome and Gennadius Lives of IllustriousMen. . Jerome and Gennadius
Lives of IllustriousMen. Various. Ernest Cushing...
Prayer and PrayingMen
Prayer and PrayingMen. <. Prayer and PrayingMen Edward M. Bounds.
Table of Contents. Title Page. INTRODUCTION. I. PRAYING...
Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known
Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known. <.Men of the Bible; Some
Lesser-Known George Milligan. George Milligan; JG Greenhough...
Men of the Bible
Men of the Bible. <.Men of the Bible Dwight L. Moody. Produced
by Keith G. Richardson from pdf file kindly provided...
The Angel Adjutant of "Twice BornMen"
The Angel Adjutant of "Twice BornMen". . The Angel Adjutant of
"Twice BornMen" Minnie L. Carpenter. This eBook was...
A Servant ofMen
... V) A SERVANT OFMEN. 'For though I be free from allmen, yet have I made
myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.20....
Men and Mannerisms
...MEN AND MANNERISMS. There... them. Every public speaker has certain characteristics
of voice and manner that distinguish him from othermen....
Why areMen Saved?
... Why AreMen Saved? A Sermon (No.115).... No other answer can be consistent with reason.
Whatever other repliesmen may propound, no other can be really sound....
The WiseMen's visit.
... THE WISEMEN'S VISIT. The birth of Jesus Christ was announced by two
remarkable events: the coming of wisemen from the East, and...
Jesus DrawsMen.
... Jesus Jesus DrawsMen. The great heart-magnet is God. No... He has always drawn
men to Himself. And He still does, and always will. He...
Thesaurus
Singing-men (3 Occurrences)Singing-
men. Singing, Singing-
men. Singing-women . Multi-Version
Concordance Singing-
men (3 Occurrences). 2 Samuel 19
...Men (18419 Occurrences)
... 17. (n.) Plural of Pointsman. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CHIEF FRIENDS; GOOD
MEN. See CHIEF FRIENDS; GOOD, CHIEF; CHIEF. HEZEKIAH, THEMEN OF....
Bond-men (16 Occurrences)
Bond-men. Bondmen, Bond-men. Bonds . Multi-Version Concordance
Bond-men (16 Occurrences). Genesis 43:18 And themen...
Men-servants (22 Occurrences)
Men-servants. Menservants,Men-servants.Men-singers . Multi-Version
ConcordanceMen-servants (22 Occurrences). Luke...
Fighting-men (30 Occurrences)
Fighting-men. Fighting-man, Fighting-men. Fightings . Multi-Version
Concordance Fighting-men (30 Occurrences). Genesis...
Wise-men (4 Occurrences)
Wise-men. Wisely, Wise-men. Wiser . Multi-Version Concordance
Wise-men (4 Occurrences). Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was...
Men-pleasers (2 Occurrences)
Men-pleasers. Menpleasers,Men-pleasers.Men's . Multi-Version
ConcordanceMen-pleasers (2 Occurrences). Ephesians 6...
Men-singers (1 Occurrence)
Men-singers.Men-servants,Men-singers.Men-slayers . Multi-Version Concordance
Men-singers (1 Occurrence). Ecclesiastes 2:8 I gathered...
Freed-men (1 Occurrence)
Freed-men. Freedmen, Freed-men. Freedom . Multi-Version Concordance
Freed-men (1 Occurrence). Acts 6:9 But some members...
Men-slayers (1 Occurrence)
Men-slayers.Men-singers,Men-slayers. Menstealers . Multi-Version
ConcordanceMen-slayers (1 Occurrence). 1 Timothy...
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