Active
Active
lit., “in work” (cp. Eng., “energetic”), is used (a) of the Word of God, Heb 4:12 (RV, “active,” AV, “powerful”); (b) of a door for the Gospel, 1Co 16:9, “effectual;” (c) of faith, Phm 1:6, “effectual.” See EFFECTUAL, POWERFUL. Cp. the synonymous words dunatos and ischuros (see ABLE).