| Easton's Bible Dictionary Exercise, bodily (1 Timothy 4:8). An ascetic mortification of the flesh and denial of personal gratification (Comp. Colossians 2:23) to which some sects of the Jews, especially the Essenes, attached importance. Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; occupation, in general; practice. 2. (n.) Exertion for the sake of training or improvement whether physical, intellectual, or moral; practice to acquire skill, knowledge, virtue, perfectness, grace, etc. 3. (n.) Bodily exertion for the sake of keeping the organs and functions in a healthy state; hygienic activity; as, to take exercise on horseback. 4. (n.) The performance of an office, a ceremony, or a religious duty. 5. (n.) That which is done for the sake of exercising, practicing, training, or promoting skill, health, mental, improvement, moral discipline, etc.; that which is assigned or prescribed for such ends; hence, a disquisition; a lesson; a task; as, military or naval exercises; musical exercises; an exercise in composition. 6. (n.) That which gives practice; a trial; a test. 7. (v. t.) To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to; to put in action habitually or constantly; to school or train; to exert repeatedly; to busy. 8. (v. t.) To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop; hence, also, to improve by practice; to discipline, and to use or to for the purpose of training; as, to exercise arms; to exercise one's self in music; to exercise troops. 9. (v. t.) To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious; to affect; to discipline; as, exercised with pain. 10. (v. t.) To put in practice; to carry out in action; to perform the duties of; to use; to employ; to practice; as, to exercise authority; to exercise an office. 11. (v. i.) To exercise one's self, as under military training; to drill; to take exercise; to use action or exertion; to practice gymnastics; as, to exercise for health or amusement. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia EXERCISE ek'-ser-siz (`asah; gumnazo, poieo):
"Exercise" (meaning originally, "to drive or thrust out") has different shades of meaning: It means
(1) "to do," "to put into action" (Jeremiah 9:24, `asah, "to do," "Yahweh who exerciseth lovingkindness"; Revelation 13:12, poieo, "to do," "He exerciseth all the authority of the first"; APC Tobit 12:9, the Revised Version (British and American) "do");
(2) with violence implied, gazal, "to take away violently," "have exercised robbery" (Ezekiel 22:29); "to act habitually" (Psalm 131:1, halakh, "to walk," "Neither do I exercise myself in great matters" the Revised Version, margin "walk"; Acts 24:16, askeo, "to work up"; compare APC 2Esdras 15:8; Ecclesiasticus 50:28);
(3) "to train" or "discipline," gumnazo, "to use exercise," "to train up" (1 Timothy 4:7, "Exercise thyself unto godliness"; Hebrews 5:14; Hebrews 12:11 2 Peter 2:14; compare APC 1Macc 6:30 2Macc 15:12);
(4) "to afflict" (Ecclesiastes 1:13; Ecclesiastes 3:10, `anah, "to be afflicted," "exercised therewith," "exercised in it"); in Matthew 20:25 Mark 10:42, katakurieuo, "to lord it over," and katexousiazo, "to exercise authority," are translated respectively "exercise dominion" and "exercise authority," the English Revised Version "lord it over" and "exercise authority"; in Luke 22:25, the Greek words are kurieuo, "to be lord over" and exousiazo, "to have power or authority over," the Revised Version (British and American) "have lordship," "have authority." In 1 Timothy 4:8 the noun, gumnasia, meaning gymnastic exercise, occurs (somatike gumnasia), translated "bodily exercise," contrasted with "exercise unto godliness," the Revised Version (British and American) "For bodily exercise is profitable for a little (m "for little"); but godliness is profitable for all things," a saying to which the youth of all times would do well to give heed. In 2 Maccabees 4:9, Jason is said to have set up "a place of exercise" (gumnasion) in Jerusalem. In 1 Peter 5:2 the Revised Version (British and American), "exercising the oversight" is substituted for "taking the oversight."
W. L. Walker |  | Multi-Version Concordance Exercise (35 Occurrences) Matthew 20:25 But Jesus summoned them, and said, "You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Mark 10:42 Jesus summoned them, and said to them, "You know that they who are recognized as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Luke 22:25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. (KJV WEY DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV) Acts 24:16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men. (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT) Romans 5:21 in order that as sin has exercised kingly sway in inflicting death, so grace, too, may exercise kingly sway in bestowing a righteousness which results in the Life of the Ages through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Root in WEY) Romans 12:6 Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; (See NAS) Romans 12:7 if it is the gift of administration, let the administrator exercise a sound judgement in his duties. (WEY) 1 Corinthians 7:9 But if they don't have self-control, let them marry. For it's better to marry than to burn. (See RSV) 1 Corinthians 8:9 But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak. (See NIV) 1 Corinthians 12:10 to another the exercise of miraculous powers; to another the gift of prophecy; to another the power of discriminating between prophetic utterances; to another varieties of the gift of 'tongues;' to another the interpretation of tongues. (WEY) 2 Corinthians 13:10 For this reason I write thus while absent, that when present I may not have to act severely in the exercise of the authority which the Lord has given me for building up, and not for pulling down. (WEY) Ephesians 3:7 in which I have been appointed to serve, in virtue of the work which God, in the exercise of His power within me, has graciously entrusted to me. (WEY) Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who, in exercise of His power that is at work within us, is able to do infinitely beyond all our highest prayers or thoughts-- (WEY) Philippians 3:21 who, in the exercise of the power which He has even to subject all things to Himself, will transform this body of our humiliation until it resembles His own glorious body. (WEY) 1 Timothy 2:12 But I don't permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness. (WEB DBY NAS) 1 Timothy 3:1 The word is faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work. (DBY) 1 Timothy 4:7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT) 1 Timothy 4:8 For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT) 1 Timothy 6:15 which in its own time the blessed and only Ruler shall shew, the King of those that reign, and Lord of those that exercise lordship; (DBY) 2 Timothy 4:5 But as for you, you must exercise habitual self-control, and not live a self-indulgent life, but do the duty of an evangelist and fully discharge the obligations of your office. (WEY) Hebrews 5:2 being able to exercise forbearance towards the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is clothed with infirmity; (DBY) James 1:18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. (See NAS) 1 Peter 5:2 Be shepherds of God's flock which is among you. Exercise the oversight not reluctantly but eagerly, in accordance with the will of God; not for base gain but with cheerful minds; (WEY) Revelation 13:5 A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him. (See RSV NIV) Revelation 13:10 If any one is eager to lead others into captivity, he must himself go into captivity. If any one is bent on killing with the sword, he must himself be killed by the sword. Here is an opportunity for endurance, and for the exercise of faith, on the part of God's people. (WEY) Revelation 17:9 Here is scope for the exercise of a mind that has wisdom! The seven heads are the seven hills on which the woman sits. (WEY) Revelation 18:17 for in one hour so great riches has been made desolate. And every steersman, and every one who sailed to any place, and sailors, and all who exercise their calling on the sea, stood afar off, (DBY) Leviticus 16:32 And the priest who hath been anointed, and who hath been consecrated, to exercise the priesthood in his father's stead, shall make atonement; and he shall put on the linen garments, the holy garments. (DBY) Leviticus 25:33 The Levites may redeem the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, and it shall be released in the Jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. (See RSV) Numbers 3:3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, who were consecrated to exercise the priesthood. (DBY) 1 Kings 21:7 And Jezebel his wife said to him, Dost thou now exercise sovereignty over Israel? arise, eat bread, and let thy heart be glad: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite. (DBY) Psalms 131:1 Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS) Proverbs 21:3 To exercise justice and judgment is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice. (DBY) Proverbs 21:15 It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil. (See NAS) Jeremiah 9:24 but let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says Yahweh. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS NIV) |
