Abuse
Abuse
in ecclesiastical law, is applied to a permutation of benefices without the consent of the bishop, which is consequently null.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Abuse
a-buz: To dishonor, to make mock of, to insult, etc. (1) Translated in the Old Testament from , alal, to do harm, to defile (Jdg 19:25), to make mock of (1Sa 31:4). (2) Translated in the New Testament from , arsenokotes, literally, one who lies with a male, a sodomite (1Co 6:9; 1Ti 1:10; the King James Version for them that defile themselves with mankind). (3) In the King James Version 1Co 7:31 as not abusing it, from , katachraomai, to abuse, i.e. misuse; the Revised Version (British and American) using it to the full, also 1Co 9:18. See USE.