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Définitions du dictionnaire biblique pour : "Behave, Behavior"
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Behave, Behavior
<A-1,Verb,390,anastrepho>
"to turn back, return" (ana, "back," strepho, "to turn"), hence, "to move about in a place, to sojourn," and, in the Middle and Passive Voices, "to conduct oneself," indicating one's manner of life and character, is accordingly rendered "behave" in 1 Tim. 3:15, lit., "how it is necessary to behave," not referring merely to Timothy himself, but to all the members of the local church (see the whole epistle); in Eph. 2:3, AV, "we had our conversation," RV, "we lived;" in 2 Cor. 1:12 "behaved ourselves," for AV "have had our conversation." See ABIDE, etc.
<A-2,Verb,1096,ginomai>
"to become," is rendered "behave" in 1 Thess. 2:10; lit., "we became among you" (cp. 1:5).
<A-3,Verb,812,atakteo>
lit., "to be disorderly" (a, negative, and taxis, "order"), "to lead a disorderly life," is rendered "behave disorderly" in 2 Thess. 3:7. Cp. ataktos, "disorderly, unruly," and ataktos, "disorderly."
<A-4,Verb,807,aschemoneo>
"to be unseemly" (a, negative, and schema, "a form"), is used in 1 Cor. 7:36, "behave (himself) unseemly," i.e., so as to run the risk of bringing the virgin daughter into danger or disgrace, and in 1 Cor. 13:5, "doth (not) behave itself unseemly."
<B-1,Noun,391,anastrophe>
lit., "a turning back" (cp. No. 1, above), is translated "manner of life," "living," etc. in the RV, for AV, "conversation," Gal. 1:13; Eph. 4:22; 1 Tim. 4:12; Heb. 13:7; Jas. 3:13; 1 Pet. 1:15,18; 2:1 ("behavior"); 3:1,2,16 (ditto); 2 Pet. 2:7; 3:11. see CONVERSATION, LIFE.
<B-2,Noun,2688,katastema>
akin to kathistemi (see APPOINT, No. 2), denotes "a condition, or constitution of anything, or deportment," Titus 2:3, "demeanor," RV, for AV, "behavior." See DEMEANOR.
<C-1,Adjective,2887,kosmios>
"orderly, modest," is translated "orderly" in 1 Tim. 3:2, RV, for AV, "of good behavior." Both have "modest" in 1 Tim. 2:9. Cp. kosmeo, "to adorn," kosmos, "adornment."