Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Repent metanoeo (G3340) Repent metamelomai (G3338) Reformation theologians frequently argued that metanoia (G3341) and metameleia and their verbs metanoein and metamelesthai are quite distinct. On the one hand, metameliea and its verb express a desire that an action might be undone, express regrets or even remorse, but do not imply an effective change of heart. … Continue reading “Repent”

Repeated Negation; or, Many Noes The Repetition of divers Negatives This seems to deserve a place by itself, though the Greeks did not classify it, or name it. They used it, however, and this is the all-important point. It is a special form of Synonymia, the synonyms being negatives of different kinds heaped together for … Continue reading “Repeated Negation; or, Many Noes”

Repay “to give back,” is translated “I will repay” in Luk 10:35. See DELIVER, A, No. 3, RECOMPENSE, B, No. 2, RENDER, No. 1. “to give in return for,” is translated “I will repay” in Rom 12:19, AV (RV, “I will recompense”). See RECOMPENSE, B, No. 1, RENDER, No. 2. signifying “to pay off” (apo, … Continue reading “Repay”

reparation (Latin: reparare, to repair) Term used in canon law in reference to the reparation of churches; in asceticism, to express the prayers, actions, or sufferings offered to God to make good the evil done by men, particularly on certain occasions of excess, e.g., Mardi Gras, Shrovetide, and other times of jubilee rejoicing. It is … Continue reading “Reparation”

Repairs Of Churches Canon 85 of the Church of England enacts, The church-wardens or questman shall take care and provide that the churches be well and sufficiently repaired, and so from time to time kept and maintained, etc., specifying the work upon windows, floor, churchyard, walls, and fences. They are also to see that at … Continue reading “Repairs Of Churches”

Repair re-par (, mahseh, refuge): In Joe 3:16, for the King James Version The Lord will be the hope of his people the King James Version margin renders place of repair, or, harbour = haven of repair. the Revised Version (British and American) gives refuge. Other words are , hazak, to strengthen, harden, fix (2Ki … Continue reading “Repair”

reordinations Ordinations which were considered null and void and hence repeated, because they were administered by an heretical, a schismatical, or a deposed bishop, or even by a bishop in proper standing, if there was some defect in conferring orders. An ordination by an heretical or schismatic bishop is valid provided the essentials of the … Continue reading “Reordinations”

Reordination the repetition of the sacramental ordinance of ordination, has ever been held to be contrary to the true theory of sacraments, and has been forbidden by the Church under pain of severe penalties. The ground of this prohibition is well expressed by Morinus, quoting the Council of Trent (Sess. 23 c. 4): In the … Continue reading “Reordination”

Ren Rapin French Jesuit writer. Born in 1621 in Tours, France; died in 1687 Paris, France. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1639, taught rhetoric and wrote extensively in prose and verse, both in French and Latin. His two poems, Eclogae Sacrae and Hortorum Libri IV, place him in the front rank of Latin … Continue reading “René Rapin”

Ren Menard Martyr, Jesuit missionary, born Paris, France, 1604; died Wisconsin, 1661. After completing his studies at Dieppe, he was assigned to the Huron missions in America. When the missions were destroyed, 1696, he was sent to the Cayugas in the Iroquois country of New York, where he received brutal treatment. In 1659 he set … Continue reading “René Menard”