Restraint
βρόχοςStrong’s G1029brochos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Brochos is the Greek word usually translated “restraint”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.”
Meaning
Usually translated “restraint”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a restraint 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
βρόχος brochos · restraint
βρόχος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX: Pro.6:5 (יָד) 7:21 (חֵלֶק) 22:25 (מוֹקֵשׁ), 3Ma.4:8 * ;] a noose, a slip-knot, a halter: metaphorically, a restraint (not, as AV, R, txt., a snare): 1Co.7:35.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “restraint” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RESTRA'INT, noun
- The act or operation of holding back or hindering from motion, in any manner; hinderance of the will, or of any action, physical, moral or mental.
- Abridgment of liberty; as the restraint of a man by imprisonment or by duress.
- Prohibition.
- Limitation; restriction.
All definitions
- That which restrains, hinders or represses.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.