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A key-word search index to the contents of this site, entries that begin with the letter E, section Eschatê to Exiles. (The other sections under E are E to Elections, Elias to Esau and Exodus to Ezra.)

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Eschatê, eschatos → et06d.htm Eschatology – Look under the heading "End time".

Eser – The eser dabarim, the "ten words". → ec06f.htm

Espousal, espouse, espoused, espousing (in KJV-1769, 2 Corinthians 11:2, et cetera)

• For the meaning and origin of such words as "betroth", "engage", "espouse", "wed" and "marriage", go to the heading "Marriage" and browse the info there.
• In the old days, an espousal (betrothal, engagement) was a legally binding contract regarding marriage. Indeed, the betrothal was the marriage contract, even though the wedding feast and the moving together could take place at a much later time.
• Originally, espousal (and marriage) was not a religious custom but a civil matter, a legally binding contract between two parties – a man and a woman. For more on this, look under the heading "Marriage".
• When the saints received the Holy Spirit, they became betrothed to Jesus. → ec02d.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Esther (Hebrew Ecter, Ester)

• In the Jewish sectioning of the Old Testament, the book of Proverbs belongs to Kethuvim, "the Writings". → (ec01c.htm)
• The books of Esther, Daniel, Ezra and Nehemiah tell about things that occurred when the Persian empire was in power. Many of the Persian kings resided in Shushan (Susa); that is also where most of the events that are recorded in the book of Esther, took place.
• Queen Esther's Jewish name was Hadassah; see Esther 2:7 (and 17).
• It was in the Persian city called Shushan that Hadassah (Esther) was made queen. A map of the area in question, and maps of some ancient kingdoms. → ew08b.htm
• Look also under the headings "Purim" and "Daniel".
• No passages in the book of Esther are quoted at this site.
• For those who are interested: A free, printable word-search puzzle on the book of Esther. → puzzle12-p.pdf – A large print version and many more bible-based puzzles. → ep01.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Estonia, Estonians

• Are Estonians "descendants of Keturah", as some Anglo-Israelists have claimed? Bible facts. → ey11b.htm – ey01b.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Esulêsa (sulaô) (2 Corinthians 11:8) → em09c.htm

ESV (bible-translation) → es09c.htm

Eta

• Where the essays at this site contain Greek words, the letter eta (Η, η) is mostly transcribed into an ê (e with a circumflex) while epsilon (Ε, ε) is displayed as a "normal" e. (Sometimes, modern-day Greek letters may be used.)
• Look also under the heading "Greek".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Eterna (Aeterna)

• On the Eterna-snake which is commonly used as a symbol for Satan. → ew04d.htm
• Rome was called Urbs Aeterna, "the eternal city". (Or, was there a double meaning – the city of Eterna?)
• When a Freemason preacher speaks about "the Eternal", that may be "double-speak". That is, he may be referring to the Eterna-snake, a symbol of the Freemasons' sun-god (ultimately, Satan). And, when he speaks about "Eternal life", that may mean "life in Eterna". And, his "Eternal gospel" may be a "gospel" regarding the Eterna (Satan). → ew04d.htm
• Look also below, under the heading "Eternal".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Eternal

• The word "eternal" comes from Latin aeternus, short of aeviternus which meant something like "age-lasting". At this site, the word "everlasting" is often used, instead of "eternal".
• Look also under the headings "Ever, everlasting, for ever" and "Eterna".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Ethic, ethical, ethics → eg08b.htm – Look also under the heading "Righteous, righteousness".

Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopians

• Where many English bible-translations have "Ethiopia" (Genesis 2:13 et cetera), the Hebrew text has Kuwsh.
• Exactly what geographical area the name Kuwsh was in different Old Testamental time periods applied to, is not clear.
  • A note: In the 1769 KJ version, Genesis 2:13 makes it seem that river Gihon (which went out from the garden of Eden) supposedly "compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia", but a better translation would be "the whole land of Cush". (The Hebrew word in that verse was Kuwsh; KJV-1769 translates it sometimes as "Cush" and sometimes as "Ethiopia".)
• The name "Ethiopia" comes from the Greek Aithiopia, apparently from aithiops (aithô+ops), "burned face". (The word Aithiopia, and related ones, appear in a number of passages in the LXX.)
• A note: There is no way to identify the "Ethiopia" or "Cush" that are mentioned in the Bible (in OT Kuwsh, Kuwshiy or Kuwshiyth, in Acts 2:28 Aithiops) with some clearly defined geographical area or some modern-day nation.
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Ethnic, ethnical

• Gentiles, pagans and heathen or heathens – what do those words mean? This exposition makes it plain and clear what the concepts "gentile", "pagan" and "heathen" actually refer to, in the Bible. → eg01c.htm
• "There is neither Greek nor Jew" (Romans 10:12, Galatians 3:28, Colossians 3:11). → eg01c.htm
• Are the 144,000 or Revelation 7 ethnic Israelites, or is the mention of "tribes" there something on a spiritual level? → et03c.htm
• The lost tribes in prophecy. What happened to the lost ten tribes of Israel? Where are they today? Does the Bible give any clues regarding that matter? → ey01b.htm
• Ethnic groups who could eventually be parts of the "lost" tribes of Israel. → ey17b.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

ETRV (bible-translation) → es09c.htm

Etymology, etymological

• The etymology (origin and meaning) of some particular word – find the word or bible-passage in question, in this multi-page key-word index.
  • Example: For the etymology of the word "church", go to the key-word index and find your way to the heading "Church", and browse the info there.
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Euangelion, ευαγγελιον – Look under the heading "Gospel".

Euangelistês, ευαγγελιστης – Look below, under the heading "Evangelist".

Eucharist ("the Holy Eucharist")

• The Eucharist is one of the seven Catholic "sacraments", a sacrificial ritual (which Protestant and other churches have then copied in one form or another), practised on Sunday, the day which Constantine forced people to observe, in honour of the by Constantine served sun-god Sol Mithras Deus Invictus.
• In the Catholic Communion or Eucharist, a round "bread" (a thin wafer with idol-symbols) is eaten, together with wine. A note: That has nothing to do with the bread and wine memorial which the saints had in the first century, but refers to altogether different "deities".
• The Catholics hold the Eucharist to be "a sublime and incomprehensibility mystery", but at least something is clear: It is tightly connected with the Catholic trinity dogma as well as the Queen of Heaven (whom the Catholics call "Maria") and the "sun-god" (Sol Mithras Deus Invictus).
• The word "eucharist" comes from the Greek eucharistia, "thanksgiving".
• Regarding the Old Covenant's Passover, and the New Covenant's bread and wine memorial (which the saints had and which has nothing to do with the Eucharist), see the essay ec04g.htm.
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Euphemism, euphemisms

• The word "euphemism" comes from the Greek euphemismos, eu + phêmê, "nice saying". In other words: The Greek word euphemismos referred to avoiding mentioning "unpleasant" subjects, by describing them as something "nicer". In old Greek, one common euphemism (avoiding mention of "unpleasant" things) was that when a person died, that was called "falling asleep". This comes into expression even in New Testament Greek – see the next point.
• Euphemistic figures of speech in the New Testament: Several NT passages talk about death as "falling asleep"; for instance Acts 7:60 says that Stephen "fell asleep" (Greek ekoimêthê, a form of the verb koimaô) – but that was merely an euphemistic expression in the Greek language which referred to death. Similar passages: 1 Corinthians 11:30, 15:6, 15:18, 15:20 and 15:51, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14-15, Matthew 27:52, John 11:11-14, 2 Peter 3:4. → eb09c.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Europe, European, Europeans

• A note: The word and concept "Europe" is not mentioned in the Bible.
• The ten lost tribes of Israel – did they move into Europe? Who are the north-west European peoples and nations of our day? (This essay contains an analysis of certain Anglo-Israelist teachings.) → ey11b.htm
• Will ten European nations make up "the Beast", as some have claimed? → (ew03b.htm)
• The KJ version was produced at a time (1600s) when the Catholic Church had ruled Europe for a thousand years. → es03c.htm
• Where is the "Babylon" of the Book of Revelation? → ew03b.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Eusebeia, eusebês, eusebeô, eusebôs

• Eusebeô (eusebein, eusebeite) in 1 Timothy 5:4 (and Acts 17:23). → ea04c.htm – Look also under the heading "Piety".
• Eusebeia, eusebês, eusebeô, eusebôs and the word and concept "worship". → ea04c.htm
• Look also under the headings "Worship" and "Righteous".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Evangelion, ευαγγελιον – Look under the headings "Gospel" and "Evangelist" (below).

Evangelist, evangelists

• The English word "evangelist" comes from the Greek euangelistês, ευαγγελιστης, which meant "proclaimer of a good message". The Greek word euangelistês occurs only in three New Testament passages, Acts 21:8, Ephesians 4:11 and 2 Timothy 4:5. It is important to note that being an euangelistês (a proclaimer of the Good Message) was neither a "rank" nor a "title". The word euangelistês could be used of anyone who spread the Good Message. Being able to address larger groups of people is a gift. All saints did not have that gift, but some of them had.
• Please note that for the most part, other words were used, instead of euangelistês. The first New Testament example of this is found in Matthew 4:23 which states that Jesus went about kêrussôn to euangelion – proclaiming the Good Message. Thus, Jesus was an euangelistês, and so were his apostles, and many others with them, including Philip, one of the seven men whom the saints in Jerusalem had put to serve at the social welfare tables.
• For more on this, see the essays ee01c.htm, ea08b.htm and ee02b.htm.
• Look also under the headings "Elders", "Assembly", "Ordain", "Church, "Preach, preacher" and "Gospel".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Evangelium – Look under the headings "Gospel" and "Evangelist" (above).

Eve (Adam's wife)

• In the Hebrew text of the OT, it is recorded that Adam called her Chavvah (Hawwah). Some think that that word might have meant "life" (see Genesis 3:20, Hebrew text).
  • In the OT, Eve is mentioned by name only in Genesis 3:20 and Genesis 4:1. Genesis 2:22-23 records that she was created of Adam's rib; in verse 23 she is called Ishshah, "because she was taken out of man [iysh]". (In the rest of the OT, the word ishshah is then used as in the meanings "woman" and "wife".)
    • In Genesis 3:20, the Greek LXX translated Chavvah as Zoê ("life"), but in Genesis 4:1 it has Euan, accusative form of Eua. (In the LXX, the name Eua appears even in Genesis 4:25.)
    • In the Latin Vulgate OT, the spelling was Hava (Genesis 3:20) and Havam (Genesis 4:1).
  • In the NT, Eve is mentioned by name only in 2 Corinthians 11:3 and 1 Timothy 2:13.
    • In the Greek text, the spelling is Eua (1 Timothy 2:13; 2 Corinthians 11:3 has the accusative form Euan.)
    • In the Vulgate NT, that became Eva (1 Timothy 2:13; in 2 Corinthians 11:3 in the form Evan).
• Thus, the Hebrew Chavvah (Hawwah) became Eua (Greek), which in later Latin spelling became Eva, later changed to Eve in English bibles. Hawwah → Eua → Eva → Eve.
• Look also under the heading "Adam".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Even, evening, evenings

• The word "evening" in the Old Testament. → ex09c.htm
• Did the Hebrew phrase ben ha arbayim, "between the evenings", refer to "twilight" or "dusk" (as some have claimed), or to the middle of the afternoon? (This has to do with the timing of the Old Covenant's Passover ritual.) → ex09c.htm – Look also under the heading "Passover".
• The translation "at even" Deuteronomy 16:6 (and in Leviticus 23:5, in some versions). → ex09c.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Ever, everlasting, for ever, eternal

• Many bible-versions translate the Hebrew word olam (owlam) misleadingly as "for ever", "everlasting" or "eternal". That has led to many misunderstandings. → eg09b.htm – Look also under the heading "Olam".
• A note: If someone has "everlasting life", does that mean that that person cannot die? Not necessarily. Consider the following: The word "immortal" really means "not dying". Thus, it can be used in different ways. Someone who does not have to die but can under certain prerequisites go on living without end, can be called immortal and be said to have everlasting life, but that is of course not the same as the immortality of someone who simply cannot die.
• Do angels possess everlasting life, so that they cannot die? → ed02c.htm
• Psalms 15:11, "at thy right hand there are delights for ever". → eb04c.htm
• John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever puts his trust in him should not perish but have everlasting life". → ex05b.htm – (ew01b.htm)
• The saints had been called to salvation, to everlasting life, to a heavenly inheritance, to a blessing, to a Reign, to be God's children, to glory, to virtue, and perhaps even more. → eb02c.htm
• Matthew 19:16, "Good teacher, what good thing should I do so that I may have everlasting life?" → ec07d.htm
• Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is everlasting life through Jesus the Anointed, our Lord." → eo11c.htm – (ec06f.htm)
• Paul to the saints in Thessalonica: "And so we shall ever be with the Lord" (1 Thessalonians 4:17). → eb09c.htm
• "For your is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever". → eb11c.htm
• Jesus told his disciples to look for everlasting lodgings. Earthly things are not everlasting. The habitations which Jesus told his disciples to look for, are not here on Earth. → eb04c.htm
• 2 Corinthians 4:18, "For the things being seen are not lasting, but the things not being seen are everlasting". → eb05b.htm
• Some even claim that the old, Sinaitic covenant to be "an everlasting covenant" (or "eternal covenant" as some translate it). Is that true? → ec11c.htm
• 2 Corinthians 3:11, "For if the order which was for a time had its glory, much more will the everlasting order have its glory". → ec12c.htm
• Jesus to his disciples: "He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for everlasting life" (John 12:25). → em08c.htm
• Humans do not have everlasting life in themselves; that is something they must be given by God. In other words: Humans do not have an "immortal soul". → eb09c.htm
• John 3:36, "He who puts his trust in the Son has everlasting life". → eb09c.htm
• John 5:24, "He who hears my word and puts his trust in him who sent me, has everlasting life". → eb09c.htm
• John 6:47, "He who puts his trust in me, has everlasting life". → eb09c.htm
• 1 John 5:13, "So that you may know that you have everlasting life, and that you may put your trust in the name of the Son of God". → eb09c.htm
• Does Matthew 25:46 (and Revelation 14:10) refer to an "eternal" (for ever ongoing) punishment, or to an age-during one as some literal translations have it? → et08b.htm
• Everlasting truth – The more a preacher claims that he has or represents some "everlasting truth", and the more he wants to have the Bible as his monopoly, the more one can be sure that he is a deceiver and wants to use and control people. → es05c.htm
• The Old Covenant did not provide a way for humans to receive everlasting life. → ec01c.htm – ec02d.htm – ec13c.htm – ec06f.htm – ec07d.htm
• John 12:50 and the phrase "his commandment is everlasting life". → ec07d.htm
• Some preachers talk about an "everlasting tithing law". What is the truth about tithing? → em01d.htm
• Galatians 6:8, "For he who sows to his own flesh, that one shall reap corruption of the flesh. But he who sows to the Spirit, shall reap everlasting life through the Spirit". → em04c.htm – em07b.htm
• Does Revelation 14:10-11 mean that God will keep some men or angels in an everlasting torment? → et08b.htm
• Look also under the headings "Eternal" and "Eterna".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Evil, evil one, evil ones

• Why does God allow evil, sickness, pain, wars and suffering? → ew01b.htm
• Good and evil – just(ice) and unjust(ice) – righteous(ness) and unrighteous(ness). → eg08b.htm
• Who really is behind this world's rulers and governments. → ew02c.htm
• Different things regarding Satan, the Evil one and mankind's arch-enemy. → ed04c.htm
• "Deliver us from the evil one" (Matthew 6:13). → ec05c.htm
• The wicked seed sown by the Enemy (or the Evil one) (Matthew 13). → ew11c.htm
• The parable of the evil vinedressers who killed the son of the owner of the vineyard. → ed06c.htm
• Goodness and righteousness are the opposite of evil. → eg08b.htm
• 1 Timothy 6:10 – many translate "the love of money is the root of all evil" or "the love money is a root of all kinds of evils". But, the meaning really is "for the love of money is a root of all these evils". And, the context shows what particular evils Paul referred to. → em08c.htm – (ea15c.htm) – Look also under the heading "Philarguria, philarguros".
• Look also under the headings "Devil", "Wicked, wickedness", "Sin", "Good" and "Righteousness".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Example, examples

• On the example the apostle Paul set, for others to imitate. A control of the pertinent words in the Greek text of Paul's letters reveals that he did not tell anyone to "follow him as a leader". What he did was instead that he told the saints to copy his ways, that is, to imitate his example. It is important for believers to know what kind of example Paul referred to and meant, and in what connection. → em03c.htm – em02c.htm
• The ensamples, examples or types of 1 Corinthians 10:11. → (ec02d.htm)
• Look also under the heading "Antitype".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Excision (Philippians 3:2) – Look under the heading "Concision".

Excommunicate, excommunicating, excommunication

• Regarding the root (etymology) and original meaning of the word "excommunicate": It is of course "church Latin", that is, a Catholic concept. Literally, the Latin verb excommunico would have referred to "putting out of the community", but the practical meaning was "to lay under the ban of the Church", and thus, "to expel from communion" (denying people access to the Catholic "Eucharist"). (The word "excommunicate" is not found in the 1769 King James version.)
• Excommunication, or marking and avoiding. What kind of people were the saints told to mark and avoid and cast out and deny fellowship to? → ea10c.htm
• Did the saints excommunicate people "on doctrinal grounds"? → ea10c.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Exegesis

• The English word "exegesis" comes from the old Greek noun exêgêsis which meant "explanation", "interpretation".
  • In other words: All deeper bible study that endeavours to find out the correct explanation and interpretation to some biblical passage or matter, is exegesis.
  • Another aspect: The word exêgêsis also meant "a statement", "a narrative" (from the related verb exêgeomai in its meaning "to tell at length", "to relate in full"). Thus, all more thorough written notes in connection with bible study, are exegesis.
  • For an exegesis on some specific subject or bible-passage, look for the subject or passage in question, in this index.
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Exesti, exestin

• (1 Corinthians 6:12) → eo11c.htm
• (1 Corinthians 10:23) → ef03b.htm
• Look also under the heading "Exousia".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Exile, exiled, exiles

• The exile and dispersion of the tribes of Israel. – Look under the heading "Tribes of Israel".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

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