Topical Encyclopedia
In the context of the Bible, the term "pupil" can refer to both the physical part of the eye and metaphorically to a student or disciple. The Bible often uses imagery related to the eye to convey spiritual truths and moral teachings.
Physical Eye:The pupil, as part of the eye, is mentioned in the Bible in metaphorical terms. The eye is frequently used to symbolize perception, understanding, and the inner life of a person. In
Deuteronomy 32:10, the Bible speaks of God's care for His people, saying, "He shielded him and cared for him; He guarded him as the apple of His eye." Here, "apple of His eye" refers to the pupil, indicating something precious and carefully protected.
Similarly, in
Psalm 17:8, David prays, "Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings." This verse underscores the idea of divine protection and the value God places on His faithful ones.
Metaphorical Use:In a metaphorical sense, the term "pupil" can also refer to a learner or disciple. The Bible places a strong emphasis on the importance of being a student of God's Word and following the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Proverbs 4:7 states, "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it costs all you have, get understanding." This highlights the value of learning and growing in spiritual wisdom.
The New Testament further develops this concept through the relationship between Jesus and His disciples. In
Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus commands His followers, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." Here, the role of a disciple is akin to that of a pupil, learning from the Master and adhering to His teachings.
Spiritual Insight:The Bible also uses the eye as a metaphor for spiritual insight and moral clarity. In
Matthew 6:22-23, Jesus teaches, "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness." This passage emphasizes the importance of having a clear and righteous perspective, as it influences one's entire being.
In summary, the concept of the pupil in the Bible encompasses both the literal and metaphorical. It serves as a symbol of value, protection, and the pursuit of wisdom, while also representing the role of a disciple in learning and following the teachings of Christ.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See Iris.
2. (n.) A youth or scholar of either sex under the care of an instructor or tutor.
3. (n.) A person under a guardian; a ward.
4. (n.) A boy or a girl under the age of puberty, that is, under fourteen if a male, and under twelve if a female.
Greek
3101. mathetes -- a disciple... disciple. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: mathetes Phonetic Spelling:
(math-ay-tes') Short Definition: a learner, disciple,
pupil Definition: a
...3102. mathetria -- a female disciple
... See 3101 (). a female disciple Feminine from mathetes; a femalepupil -- disciple.
see GREEK mathetes. (mathetria) -- 1 Occurrence. 3101, 3102....
3100. matheteuo -- to be a disciple, to make a disciple
... disciple, instruct, teach. From mathetes; intransitively, to become apupil;
transitively, to disciple, ie Enrol as scholar -- be disciple, instruct, teach....
Strong's Hebrew
380. ishon -- thepupil (of the eye)... 379, 380. ishon. 381 . the
pupil (of the eye). Transliteration: ishon
Phonetic Spelling: (ee-shone') Short Definition: apple. Word
...8527. talmid -- a scholar
... a scholar. Transliteration: talmid Phonetic Spelling: (tal-meed') Short Definition:
pupil. Word Origin from lamad Definition a scholar NASB Word Usagepupil (1)...
892. babah -- the apple (of the eye)
... apple of the eye. Feminine active participle of an unused root meaning to hollow
out; something hollowed (as a gate), iePupil of the eye -- apple (of the eye)....
Library
And Since, in Imitation of a Rhetorician Training aPupil...
... Chapter XXVIII. And since, in imitation of a rhetorician training apupil?
And since, in imitation of a rhetorician training a...
That the Logos Present in us is not Responsible for Our Sins.
... must we blame the Logos if all things were made by Him, and without Him nothing
was made, any more than we blame the master who has showed thepupil his duty...
Succession of Philosophers in Greece.
... And at a late date, Pythagoras, thepupil of Pherecydes, first called himself a
philosopher.... He was succeeded by Archelaus, whosepupil Socrates was....
If, Then, You Really Intend to do an Act of Repentance for those...
... more than thirty days at Alexandria where Didymus lived; yet almost all through
his books he boasts, at length and at large, that he was thepupil of Didymus...
A General Means for Applying Our Works to God's Service.
... When a painter holds and guides apupil's hand, the stroke that is made is principally
attributed to the painter, because, though thepupil indeed contributed...
Contents.
... Among moral philosophers are Socrates,pupil of Archelaus the physicist, (and) Plato
thepupil of Socrates.... Among logicians is Aristotle,pupil of Plato....
On Bk. vi. Chap. 2 (Note 1, Continued). Origen's Life and Writings...
... He was also apupil of Clement in the catechetical school, as we learn from
chaps.6 and 14 (on the time, see chap.6, note 4). He showed remarkable natural...
Concerning the Two Schools of Philosophers, that Is, the Italic...
... To him succeeded Anaximander, hispupil, who held a different opinion concerning
the nature of things; for he did not hold that all things spring from one...
Whether in the Blessed, after the Resurrection, all the Senses...
... Objection 5: Further. seeing results from thepupil receiving the species of the
thing seen.... Now thepupil like the whole body will be endowed with clarity....
Colossians and Ephesians Compared and vindicated.
... They contain nothing that Paul could not have written consistently with his older
Epistles, and there is no knownpupil of Paul who could have forged such...
Thesaurus
Pupil (4 Occurrences)... Multi-Version Concordance
Pupil (4 Occurrences).
... (See NAS RSV). Proverbs 7:2 Keep
my commands, and live, And my law as the
pupil of thine eye. (YLT).
...Apple (8 Occurrences)
... delicious perfume. The "apple of the eye" is the Hebrews ishon, meaning manikin,
ie, thepupil of the eye (Proverbs 7:2). (Comp. the...
Eye (145 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. APPLE, OF THE EYE. ap'-'-l: The eyeball, or globe
of the eye, withpupil in center, called "apple" from its round shape....
Lesson (11 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Anything read or recited to a teacher by apupil or learner; something,
as a portion of a book, assigned to apupil to be studied or learned at one time...
Teaching (372 Occurrences)
... From 10 to 15 years of age thepupil was taught the substance of the Mishna or
unwritten tradition, and accorded the privilege of entering into the discussions...
Teacher (103 Occurrences)
... From 10 to 15 years of age thepupil was taught the substance of the Mishna or
unwritten tradition, and accorded the privilege of entering into the discussions...
Teach (172 Occurrences)
... From 10 to 15 years of age thepupil was taught the substance of the Mishna or
unwritten tradition, and accorded the privilege of entering into the discussions...
Great (10383 Occurrences)
... Alexander was, partly no doubt from being thepupil of Aristotle, yet more imbued
with Greek feelings and ideas than was Preparation his father....
Canon
... (SeePurves, Testimony of Justin Martyr to Early Christianity, Lect V.) The fact
that Tatian, hispupil, made a harmony of the Gospels, ie of our four Gospels...
Pur (3 Occurrences)
Resources
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