Fellow
Fellow
besides its contemptuous use (as a rendering of a man, etc.), and its frequent employment (usually as a rendering of , a friend or equal), in the sense of companion, stands in one remarkable passage (Zec 13:7) as the rendering of , society, in the phrase , man of my association, i.e. my associate; corresponding with my shepherd in the parallel member, and referred to himself by our Saviour (Mat 26:31) as the great Pastor and Sacrifice for his people; not so much in the sense of simple equality of nature with the Father, as of-copartnership with him in the great work of caring for and redeeming mankind. SEE NEIGHBOR.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Fellow
FELLOW.This Eng. word is used in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] with the meaning either of (1) companion, or (2) of person. Thus (1) Psa 45:7 God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows; (2) Mat 26:71 This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth (RV [Note: Revised Version.] man; there is no word in the Gr.). Cf. Tindales trans. of Gen 39:2 And the Lorde was with Joseph, and he was a luckie fellowe. Although the word when used in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] for person may have a touch of disparagement, nowhere is it used to express strong contempt as now.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Fellow
I should not have thought it necessary to have called the reader’s attention to this word, had it not been to remark to him, the great beauty of it in a double sense, when applied to the person of the Lord Jesus Christ in relation to his fellowship with his Father in the nature and essence of the GODHEAD, and in relation to his fellowship with his church in the human nature; under both which the Lord Jesus appears so lovely and so endeared to his people, as to render him most interesting indeed.
In the former sense of the word, as applied to Christ, or spoken of him, we have that very precious unequalled passage of the Lord, by the prophet Zechariah, (Zec 13:7) where JEHOVAH calls him by this name, “The man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts.” Every one who knows any thing of the common terms made use of among men, knows also, that fellow means equal. The very name, indeed, would lose all its force and meaning, when spoken of persons in common, if there were supposed the least inequality between them. And this runs through all ranks and orders of the people, from the king to the beggar. The king’s fellow, and the beggar’s fellow, is perfectly understood as implying a common level. How truly blessed, therefore, is the word as applied by JEHOVAH himself to the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Who but must rejoice, when he thus receives God the Father’s own testimony to the oneness and fellowship in the divine nature between God the Father, and God the Son. “The man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts.”
In like manner, on the same ground, how very blessed is it to consider him who, in his divine nature, is fellow to the Lord of hosts; in his human nature, is fellow to his church and people. Here again, the Lord JEHOVAH, the Father, gives the like testimony; for speaking to Joshua, the type of Jesus, the Lord saith, “Here now, O Joshua the high priest, thou and thy fellows that sit before thee, for they are men wondered at” (Zec 3:8) Wondered at indeed, to be fellow to him in his human nature, who, in his divine nature, “is fellow to the Lord of hosts!” But so it is: for the truth is undeniable. Hence Jesus himself, by the spirit of prophecy, under the ministry of a prophet, is introduced as saying, “Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me, are for signs and wonders in Israel; from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.” (Isa 8:18) See this more fully explained, (Heb 2:11-13) Hence also, the Holy Ghost bears testimony to the same in that glorious Scripture, when speaking of his mediatorial throne, and the covenanting of Christ for his people; “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above (or for) thy fellows:” for so the word may be rendered. And if I were writing a Concordance for the learned, and not for the poor man, I should say the original will justify that it should be, non pr consortibus, sedpropter consortes. (Compare Psa 45:6-7 with Heb 1:8-9)
Now I beg the reader to ponder well the subject, and mark with me the blessedness and the preciousness of it. Here are all the persons in JEHOVAH testifying to this glorious character of the Lord Jesus, as the fellow of the Lord of hosts in his divine nature. And let me ask, what can be more blessed or precious? In the one, how glorious to consider the foundation and security of all that is interesting to our hopes for the life that now is, and that which is to come. And in the other, how very sweet and lovely it is, to know our nearness and fellow partnership in all that is in Christ Jesus as the Head and Husband of his body the church, “the fulness of him that filleth all in all.” O! with what rapture ought every child of God to read what the Holy Ghost saith to this purport, in the close of the second chapter of the Hebrews. (Heb 2:1-18) “For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered, being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.”
And now I hope from such unanswerable testimonies to this great truth as are found in all the persons of the GODHEAD witnessing to it, the reader will never be in danger of being led away from the uniform and unceasing belief, that he who in his infinite grace and mercy hath made himself our fellow, is, and hath been from all eternity, fellow to the Lord of hosts. If any would teach a contrary doctrine, let him first solemnly declare whether God the Holy Ghost hath taught it him. This question, if properly applied, would be a dreadful silencing to all such as pretend to be “wise above what is written.” And I would solemnly recommend also, every one of this description, who, under the pretence of candour, is literally joining, however unintentionally, the Infidel’s cause, to read the history of Nadab and Abihu, Lev 10:2 and Uzzah, 2Sa 6:6-7. With such tremendous judgments in view, we should hear no more of such presumptuous reasonings.
And while the Lord Jesus himself bears testimony to the fellowship and equality between himself and his Father, saying, “I and my Father are one,” (Joh 10:30) none after this would fancy fellow meant neighbour. Neither would such venture to say, when our Lord quoted the passage of Zechariah, which he did in the hour of his sufferings, (see Zec 13:7 compared with Mat 25:31-32) he meant no more than a mere proverbial expression, and had not the most distinct relation to his sufferings and death.
Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures
Fellow
felo (, habher, , rea; , hetaros): Meant originally a partner, from fe, property, and lag, to lay, then a companion, an equal, a person or individual, a worthless person.
(1) As companion it is the translation of habher, associate, companion, friend (also habbar, Job 41:6 (Hebrew 40:30), where we have the original sense of partnership, translated bands the Revised Version (British and American), the King James Version companions); Psa 45:7, God hath anointed thee … above thy fellows; of habhrah (Ecc 4:10; Dan 7:20); of rea, companion, friend, another (Exo 2:13; Jdg 7:13, Jdg 7:14, Jdg 7:22); reah (or rayah), a female friend (Jdg 11:37, I and my fellows, the Revised Version (British and American) companions; here the King James Version applies fellow to a female; compare Baruch 6:43, She reproacheth her fellow, he pleson); in Jdg 11:38, companions is the translation of amth, fellowship; amth (Zec 13:7, the man that is my fellow, literally, the man of my fellowship); hetairos, companion (Mat 11:16); metochos, partner; (compare Luk 5:7; Heb 1:9, quoted from Psa 45:7, Septuagint for habher).
(2) As an individual or person fellow is the translation of ‘sh, a man, an individual: make this fellow return (1Sa 29:4 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) the man); in the same verse fellow is supplied instead of he; fellow in 1611 meant simply a man, and it is difficult to say in what passages the ideas of worthless, etc., are meant to be implied; probably, however, in Jdg 18:25, where the Hebrew is simply ‘enosh, man, and the text is almost the only deviation from the rendering man, men, lest angry (margin, Revised Version bitter of soul) fellows fall upon you; also Act 17:5, aner, a man, certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, the Revised Version (British and American) vile fellows; compare 2Sa 6:20, vain (rek) fellows (supplied); 1 Macc 10:61, contain pestilent fellows (aner); Ecclesiasticus 8:15, a bold fellow (tolmeros), the Revised Version (British and American) a rash man; in several places of the Old Testament fellow represents zeh, this, and in these instances there seems to be something of worthlessness or contempt implied (1Sa 21:15 bis; 1Sa 25:21; 1Ki 22:27; 2Ki 9:11, and, as before, 1Sa 29:4 the Revised Version (British and American)); in the New Testament also fellow often represents houtos, this, and in most of these cases the King James Version seems to intend something depreciatory to be understood; the Revised Version (British and American) gives simply man (Mat 12:24; Mat 26:61, Mat 26:71; Luk 22:59; Luk 23:2; Joh 9:29; Act 18:13); so Ecclesiasticus 13:23, If the poor man speaks, they say, What fellow is this? the Revised Version (British and American) who is this? 1 Macc 4:5, These fellows flee from us, the Revised Version (British and American) these men. the Revised Version (British and American) has fellows for persons (Jdg 9:4), for men (Jdg 11:3); base fellows for men the children of Belial (Deu 13:13), margin, sons of worthlessness; the American Standard Revised Version worthless fellow for son of Belial (1Sa 25:17, 1Sa 25:25), base fellows for sons of Belial (Jdg 19:22; Jdg 20:13, etc.); the Revised Version (British and American) has also companions for fellows (Jdg 11:37, as above; Eze 37:19; Dan 2:13), each man his fellow for one another (2Ki 3:23); fellow by for neighbor in (1Ki 20:35).
Fellow-citizen, Fellow-disciple, Fellow-heirs, Yokefellow, etc. In composition, fellow always means partner or companion.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
FELLOW
a term of reproach
Gen 19:9; 1Sa 21:15; 2Ki 9:11; Mat 12:24; Mat 26:61; Luk 23:2
Act 22:22; Act 24:5
Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible
Fellow
denotes “a man,” in relation to his sex or age; in Act 17:5 (plural) it is rendered “fellows,” as more appropriate to the accompanying description of them. See HUSBAND, MAN, SIR.
“a companion, comrade,” is translated “fellows” in Mat 11:16 [where, however, the most authentic mss. have heterois, “(the) others”]. The word is used only by Matthew and is translated “friend” in Mat 20:13; Mat 22:12; Mat 26:50. See FRIEND.
properly an adjective signifying “sharing in, partaking of,” is translated “partners” in Luk 5:7; “partakers” in Heb 3:1, Heb 3:14; Heb 6:4; Heb 12:8; “fellows” in Heb 1:9, of those who share in a heavenly calling, or have held, or will hold, a regal position in relation to the earthly, messianic kingdom. (Cp. summetochos, “fellow-partakers,” in Eph 3:6, RV). See PARTAKER, PARTNER.
Notes: (1) In Act 24:5 loimos, “a plague, a pest,” is rendered “a pestilent fellow.” This is a sample of the strongest use of the epithet “fellow.” (2) Toioutos, an adjective, “such a one,” is often used as a noun, e.g., Act 22:22, where it is translated “such a fellow.” (3) Houtos, “this,” is translated “this fellow” in the AV of Luk 23:2 (RV, “this man”). So in Joh 9:29. Both versions have “this man,” e.g., in Mar 2:7; Joh 6:52, in the same contemptuous sense. (4) For the word in combination with various nouns see CITIZEN, DISCIPLE, ELDER, HEIR, HELPER, LABORER, MEMBER, PARTNER, PRISONER, SERVANT, SOLDIER, WORK, WORKER.