Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
the Seventh Week after Easter
Attention!
We are taking food to Ukrainians still living near the front lines. You can help by getting your church involved.
Click to donate today!

Bible Encyclopedias
Proportion

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Propitiation
Next Entry
Proselyte
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

prṓ - pōr´shun : Occurs once in the sense of "space" as the translation of מער , ma‛ar , "void or open space" ( 1 Kings 7:36 . the King James Version margin "Hebrew 'nakedness,' " the Revised Version (British and American) "space"); once in the obsolete sense of "form" as the translation of ‛erekh , "array," or "row" (Job 41:12 , the Revised Version (British and American) "frame"); and once in the sense of "measure" as the translation of analogı́a , "proportion" "equality" (Romans 12:6 , "the proportion of faith," the Revised Version (British and American) "the proportion of our faith"). "Proportionally" occurs in The Wisdom of Solomon 13:5, analógōs , the Revised Version (British and American) "in like proportion," margin "correspondently."

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Proportion'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​p/proportion.html. 1915.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile