Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Verity * For VERITY, 1Ti 2:7, AV, see TRUTH Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Verite de fait (Verite de raison) There are two kinds of truth, according to Leibniz, truths of fact and truths of reason (or reasoning).These two classes of truths are exhaustive, and also, with the single exception of the existence of God, which has a logically anomalous position of being a necessary truth about existence, completely … Continue reading “Verite de fait (Verite de raison)”

Veringer, Andreas a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Herrenberg, Wrtemberg, in the year 1553. In 1588 he was appointed deacon at his native place; was called in 1590 as pastor to Chemnitz, in Hungary, and in 1595 to Feldsperg, in Austria. When the Lutherans had to leave the country, he returned to his … Continue reading “Veringer, Andreas”

Vering, Friedrich Heinrich A German canonist, b. at Liesborn in Westphalia, 9 March, 1833; d. at Prague, 30 March, 1896. After completing his course at the gymnasium of Paderborn in 1850, he studied law at the Universities of Bonn and Heidelberg, graduated at the latter university in 1856, was admitted there as privatdocent of Roman … Continue reading “Vering, Friedrich Heinrich”

Verily, Verity veri-ti, veri-ti (, ‘abhal, etc.; , amen): Verily, as corroborative adverb, represents various Hebrew and Greek words and particles (‘abhal, truly, in Gen 42:21, etc.; ‘akh, only, surely, in Psa 66:19; Isa 45:15, etc.). For the King James Version verily thou shalt be fed (Psa 37:3, where ’emunah), the American Standard Revised Version … Continue reading “Verily, Verity”

VERILY, VERILY of Christ Joh 1:51; Joh 3:3; Joh 5:19; Joh 5:24; Joh 6:26; Joh 6:32; Joh 6:47; Joh 6:53; Joh 8:34; Joh 8:51; Joh 8:58; Joh 10:1; Joh 10:7; Joh 12:24 Joh 13:16; Joh 13:20; Joh 14:12; Joh 16:23 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Verily VERILY.A formula of asseveration or corroboration. The Hebrew is , and, while it is translated in the OT by the LXX Septuagint into (cf. Psa 72:19) or (cf. Jer 28:6), and by Aquila into , it is simply transliterated by the NT writers, except St. Luke, who, in deference to his Gentile readers, gives … Continue reading “Verily”

Verification, Confirmation Verificationthe procedure of finding out whether a sentence (or proposition) is true or false. A sentence is verifiable (in principle) if a (positive or negative) verification of it is possible under suitable conditions, leaving aside technical difficulties. Many philosophical doctrines (e.g. Scientific Empiricism, q.v.) hold that a verification is replaced here by the … Continue reading “Verification, Confirmation”

Verification (Ger. Bewhrung) In HusserlFulfilment; especially, fulfilment of the sense of a doxic thesis. — D.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Veridicity A property of certain perceptions, memories and other acts of cognition which, though not in the strictest sense true — since truth is usually considered an exclusive property of propositions and judgments — tend to form true propositions. Non-veridical cognitions including illusions and hallucinations though not in themselves false are deceptive and foster falsity … Continue reading “Veridicity”