Vehement, Vehemently
Vehement, Vehemently
vehe-ment, vehe-ment-li (, harsh; , epipothesis): Vehement (from Latin vehere, to carry, or ve, out of, and mens, mind), carried away by the mind or force of passion, occurs twice in the Old Testament (Son 8:6, the King James Version a most vehement flame (jealousy)) as the translation of shalhebheth-yah, the flame of Yah, which perhaps means lightning (the Revised Version (British and American) a very flame of Yahweh, margin a most vehement flame, Hebrew: Yah); and as the translation of the King James Version harsh, silent, still, hence sultry (Jon 4:8, the King James Version a vehement east wind, the Revised Version (British and American) sultry). In the New Testament, vehement desire is (the King James Version) the translation of epipothesis, earnest desire (2Co 7:11, the Revised Version (British and American) longing).
Vehemently is the translation of deinos, greatly (Luk 11:53); of ek perissou or ekperissos, beyond measure (Mar 14:31, He spake exceeding vehemently); of eutonos, intensely (Luk 23:10); and in the King James Version of prosrhegnumi, to break or dash upon (Luk 6:48, Luk 6:49, the Revised Version (British and American) break).