Topical Encyclopedia
The term "straitly" is an adverb used in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible to convey a sense of strictness, severity, or urgency. It is derived from the word "strait," which means narrow, strict, or constricted. In the context of biblical passages, "straitly" often emphasizes the seriousness or intensity of a command, warning, or prohibition.
Biblical Usage:1.
Command and Prohibition: In the New Testament, "straitly" is used to describe the manner in which Jesus or others give commands or prohibitions. For example, in
Mark 1:43 (KJV), after healing a leper, Jesus "straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away." This indicates that Jesus gave a strict and urgent command to the healed man. The Berean Standard Bible translates this passage as, "Jesus promptly sent him away with a stern warning."
2.
Warnings and Instructions: The term is also used to convey the seriousness of warnings or instructions given by Jesus or His disciples. In
Mark 8:30 (KJV), Jesus "straitly charged them that they should tell no man of him." This reflects the importance and urgency of keeping His identity as the Messiah confidential at that time. The Berean Standard Bible renders this as, "Then Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him."
3.
Legal and Religious Contexts: In
Acts 4:17 (KJV), the Jewish leaders, concerned about the spread of the apostles' teaching, decide to "straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name." This usage highlights the severity of the prohibition imposed on the apostles. The Berean Standard Bible translates this as, "But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name."
Theological Implications:The use of "straitly" in the Bible underscores the importance of obedience to divine commands and the seriousness with which God's instructions should be taken. It reflects the authority of Jesus and His teachings, as well as the gravity of the mission entrusted to His followers. The term also highlights the tension between the early Christian community and the religious authorities of the time, as seen in the apostles' defiance of strict prohibitions against preaching in the name of Jesus.
Conservative Christian Perspective:From a conservative Christian viewpoint, the use of "straitly" in Scripture is a reminder of the need for strict adherence to God's Word and the importance of taking His commands seriously. It emphasizes the authority of Jesus Christ and the necessity of following His teachings with diligence and reverence. The term also serves as a call to Christians to remain steadfast in their faith, even in the face of opposition or persecution, trusting in the ultimate authority of God over human decrees.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
adv.) In a strait manner; narrowly; strictly; rigorously.
2. (adv.) Closely; intimately.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
STRAIT; STRAITEN; STRAITLYstrat, strat'-'-n, strat'-il: The word "strait" and its compounds are used in English Versions of the Bible in the literal sense of "narrow" (tsar,2 Kings 6:1Isaiah 49:20; mutsaq,Job 37:10; 'atsal,Ezekiel 42:6) and in the figurative sense of "strict" (shabha`,Exodus 13:19; caghar,Joshua 6:1; tsarar, "to be distressed,"2 Samuel 24:14 parallel; yatsar,Job 20:22; metsar,Lamentations 1:3). In Apocrypha the verb "straitened" occurs in Susanna verse 22. In the New Testament we have stenos (Matthew 7:13 f parallel, the Revised Version (British and American) "narrow"; polus, "much"; so the Revised Version (British and American)Mark 3:12;Mark 5:43; sunecho, "to urge," "hold together,"Luke 12:50Philippians 1:23). It occurs in its superlative form inActs 26:5, "After the straitest (akribestatos, "most exact," "scrupulous") sect of our religion," i.e. "the most precise and rigorous in interpreting the Mosaic Law, and in observing the more minute precepts of the Law and of tradition" (Thayer, Lexicon, under the word; compareActs 22:3).
See alsoSTRAIGHT, STRAIGHTWAY.
M. O. Evans
Greek
547. apeile -- a threat... a menace, threat. From apeileo; a menace -- X
straitly, threatening. see GREEK
apeileo. (apeilas) -- 1 Occurrence. (apeilen) -- 1 Occurrence.
...1690. embrimaomai -- to be moved with anger, to admonish sternly
... with anger); to have indignation on, ie (transitively) to blame, (intransitively)
to sigh with chagrin, (specially) to sternly enjoin --straitly charge, groan...
2008. epitimao -- to honor, to mete out due measure, hence to...
... charge, rebuke. From epi and timao; to tax upon, ie Censure or admonish; by implication,
forbid -- (straitly) charge, rebuke. see GREEK epi. see GREEK timao....
4183. polus -- much, many
... abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal,
-ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore,straitly...
Strong's Hebrew
7592. shaal -- to ask, inquire... beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, X earnestly, enquire, + greet,
obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, + salute, X
straitly, X surely
...7650. shaba -- to swear
... repeating a declaration seven times) -- adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath),
feed to the full (by mistake for saba'), take an oath, Xstraitly, (cause to...
5462. sagar -- to shut, close
... shut up; figuratively, to surrender -- close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose,
X pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, Xstraitly...
Library
The Displeasure of Jesus.
... We have no right to change a root-meaning, and say in one case that a word means
he was indignant, in another that it means hestraitly or strictly charged...
Whom to Obey, --Annas or Angel?
... high priest asked them, 28. Saying, Did not westraitly command you that
ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have...
Acts v. 17, 18
... instead of this, as if nothing had happened, they ask, "Did we notstraitly charge
you not to speak?" (v.28.) And observe, by report of others they are...
A Strain of Jonah the Prophet.
... To pass from hand to hand [1207] the tardy coils. To tighten the girth's noose:
straitly to bind. 70 The tiller's struggles; or, with breast opposed,....
Thoughts Upon Worldly-Riches. Sect. Ii.
... ou parangelia parengeilamen humin; Did not westraitly command you. Luc.
v.14. parengeilen auto. He charg'd him to tell no Man....
A Brother to all who do the Will of God
... and cried, saying: "Thou art the Son of God.". And hestraitly charged
them that they should not make him known. And he goeth up...
I Will Take one Case that Will Serve Both as Symbol and Example...
... sort of fiery thrift. It fenced in a green field in heraldry asstraitly
as a green field in peasant proprietorship. It would not...
The Second State of Prayer. Its Supernatural Character.
... love! [1] It binds our love in bonds sostraitly, that it is not in its
power at this moment to love anything else but Thee. 4. The...
A Private Evening Prayer for the Lord's Day.
... Yea, this present day which thou haststraitly commanded me to keep holy to thy
praise and worship, I have not so religiously kept and observed, nor prepared...
A Prayer for a Sick Man, when He is Told that He is not a Man for...
... If thou wiltstraitly mark my iniquities, O Lord, where shall I stand? If
thou weighest me in the balance, I shall be found too light....
Thesaurus
Straitly (12 Occurrences)... 2. (adv.) Closely; intimately. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. STRAIT; STRAITEN;
STRAITLY.
... MO Evans. Multi-Version Concordance
Straitly (12 Occurrences).
...Charged (109 Occurrences)
... Charged (109 Occurrences). Matthew 9:30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesusstraitly
charged them, saying, See that no man know it. (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)....
Straitness (6 Occurrences)
Forthwith (30 Occurrences)
... they tell him of her. (WBS). Mark 1:43 And hestraitly charged him, and
forthwith sent him away; (KJV WBS). Mark 2:2 And forthwith...
Tenor (5 Occurrences)
... Tenor (5 Occurrences). Genesis 43:7 And they said, The man asked usstraitly of
our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive?...
Straiten (4 Occurrences)
... man straitened in his circumstances. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. STRAIT;
STRAITEN;STRAITLY. strat, strat'-'-n, strat'-il: The...
Strait (14 Occurrences)
... to great straits. 13. (vt) To put to difficulties. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. STRAIT; STRAITEN;STRAITLY. strat, strat'-'-n...
Sworn (118 Occurrences)
... Exodus 13:19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he hadstraitly sworn
the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall...
Siege (63 Occurrences)
... Jericho, with its strongly fortified wall, was indeed formally invested-it "was
straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none...
Straitest (1 Occurrence)
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