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- Tract - n. - A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.
- Tract - v. - Something drawn out or extended; expanse.
- Tract - v. - A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea.
- Tract - v. - Traits; features; lineaments.
- Tract - v. - The footprint of a wild beast.
- Tract - v. - Track; trace.
- Tract - v. - Treatment; exposition.
- Tract - v. - Continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech.
- Tract - v. - Continued or protracted duration; length; extent.
- Tract - v. - Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter; -- so called because sung tractim, or without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons.
- Tract - v. t. - To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact.
- Tractability - n. - The quality or state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.
- Tractable - v. t. - Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner.
- Tractable - v. t. - Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable measures.
- Tractarian - n. - One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called "Tracts for the Times," issued during the period 1833-1841, in which series of papers the sacramental system and authority of the Church, and the value of tradition, were brought into prominence. Also, a member of the High Church party, holding generally the principles of the Tractarian writers; a Puseyite.
- Tractarian - a. - Of or pertaining to the Tractarians, or their principles.
- Tractarianism - n. - The principles of the Tractarians, or of those persons accepting the teachings of the "Tracts for the Times."
- Tractate - n. - A treatise; a tract; an essay.
- Tractation - n. - Treatment or handling of a subject; discussion.
- Tractator - n. - One who writes tracts; specif., a Tractarian.
- Tractile - a. - Capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
- Tractility - n. - The quality of being tractile; ductility.
- Traction - n. - The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle.
- Traction - n. - Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a boat by a tug.
- Traction - n. - Attraction; a drawing toward.
- Reserve - n. - A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy.
- Bay - n. - A tract covered with bay trees.
- Survey - v. t. - To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurments, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey land or a coast.
- Area - n. - An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a region; as, vast uncultivated areas.
- Park - n. - A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.
- Topographer - n. - One who is skilled in the science of topography; one who describes a particular place, town, city, or tract of land.
- Derelict - n. - A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use.
- Savanna - n. - A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or reeds, -- but destitute of trees.
- Marsh - n. - A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass.
- Down - prep. - A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep; -- usually in the plural.
- Morass - n. - A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
- Country - adv. - A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship.
- Clime - n. - A climate; a tract or region of the earth. See Climate.
- Vale - n. - A tract of low ground, or of land between hills; a valley.
- Desert - n. - A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa are destitute and vegetation.
- Prairie - n. - A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow.
- Point - n. - Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line.
- Borderer - n. - One who dwells on a border, or at the extreme part or confines of a country, region, or tract of land; one who dwells near to a place or region.
- Intervale - n. - A tract of low ground between hills, or along the banks of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings of the river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth from the adjacent hills. Cf. Bottom, n., 7.
- Heath - n. - A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage.
- Everglade - n. - A swamp or low tract of land inundated with water and interspersed with hummocks, or small islands, and patches of high grass; as, the everglades of Florida.
- Meadow - n. - A tract of low or level land producing grass which is mown for hay; any field on which grass is grown for hay.
- Base - n. - A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc.
- Ranch - n. - A tract of land used for grazing and the rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2.
- Location - n. - That which is located; a tract of land designated in place.
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- G61 ἄγρα - 61 ἄγρα - ἌΓΡΑ - - ágra - ag'-rah - from ἄγω; (abstractly) a catching (of fish); also (concretely) a haul (of fish):--draught. - Noun Feminine - greek
- G302 ἄν - 302 ἄν - ἌΝ - - án - an - a primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty:--(what-, where-, wither-, who-)soever. Usually unexpressed except by the subjunctive or potential mood. Also contracted for ἐάν. - - greek
- G869 ἄφνω - 869 ἄφνω - ἌΦΝΩ - - áphnō - af'-no - adverb from ἀφανής (contraction); unawares, i.e. unexpectedly:--suddenly. - Adverb - greek
- H5505 סָחַר - 5505 סָחַר - סָחַר - - çâchar - saw-khar' - from סָחַר; an emporium; abstractly, profit (from trade); mart, merchandise. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H5620 סַר - 5620 סַר - סַר - - çar - sar - contracted from סָרַר; peevish; heavy, sad. - Adjective - heb
- H5587 סָעִף - 5587 סָעִף - סָעִף - - çâʻiph - saw-eef' - or שָׂעִף; from סָעַף; divided (in mind), i.e. (abstractly) a sentiment; opinion. - Noun Feminine - heb
- H5435 סֹבֶא - 5435 סֹבֶא - סֹבֶא - - çôbeʼ - so'-beh - from סָבָא; potation, concretely (wine), or abstractly (carousal); drink, drunken, wine. - Noun Masculine - heb
- G1732 ἔνδειξις - 1732 ἔνδειξις - ἜΝΔΕΙΞΙΣ - - éndeixis - en'-dike-sis - from ἐνδείκνυμι; indication (abstractly):--declare, evident token, proof. - Noun Feminine - greek
- G1762 ἔνι - 1762 ἔνι - ἜΝΙ - - éni - en'-ee - contraction for the third person singular present indicative of ἔνειμι; impersonally, there is in or among:--be, (there) is. - Verb - greek
- H2874 טֶבַח - 2874 טֶבַח - טֶבַח - - ṭebach - teh'-bakh - from טָבַח; properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter); [idiom] beast, slaughter, [idiom] slay, [idiom] sore. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H2878 טִבְחָה - 2878 טִבְחָה - טִבְחָה - - ṭibchâh - tib-khaw' - feminine of טֶבַח and meaning the same; {properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter)}; flesh, slaughter. - Noun Feminine - heb
- H5668 עָבוּר - 5668 עָבוּר - עָבוּר - - ʻâbûwr - aw-boor' - or עָבֻר; passive participle of עָבַר; properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that; because of, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to. - - heb
- H5691 עֲגָבָה - 5691 עֲגָבָה - עֲגָבָה - - ʻăgâbâh - ag-aw-baw' - from עֲגַב; love (abstractly), i.e. amorousness; inordinate love. - Noun Feminine - heb
- H5962 עַלְמִי - 5962 עַלְמִי - עַלְמִי - - ʻAlmîy - al-mee' - (Aramaic) patrial from a name corresponding to עֵילָם contracted; an Elamite or inhabitant of Elam; Elamite. - Noun - x-pn
- H5934 עָלוּם - 5934 עָלוּם - עָלוּם - - ʻâlûwm - aw-loom' - passive participle of עָלַם in the denominative sense of עֶלֶם; (only in plural as abstract) adolescence; figuratively, vigor; youth. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H6217 עָשׁוּק - 6217 עָשׁוּק - עָשׁוּק - - ʻâshûwq - aw-shook' - or עָשֻׁק; passive participle of עָשַׁק; used in plural masculine as abstractly, tyranny; oppressed(-ion). (Doubtful.) - Noun Masculine - heb
- H6103 עַצְלָה - 6103 עַצְלָה - עַצְלָה - - ʻatslâh - ats-law' - feminine of עָצֵל; (as abstractly) indolence; slothfulness. - Noun Feminine - heb
- H5707 עֵד - 5707 עֵד - עֵד - - ʻêd - ayd - contracted from עוּד; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince; witness. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H5842 עֵט - 5842 עֵט - עֵט - - ʻêṭ - ate - from עִיט (contracted) in the sense of swooping, i.e. side-long stroke; a stylus or marking stick; pen. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H11 אֲבַדּוֹן - 11 אֲבַדּוֹן - אֲבַדּוֹן - - ʼăbaddôwn - ab-ad-done' - intensive from אָבַד; abstract, a perishing; concrete, Hades; destruction. - Proper Name Location - heb
- H9 אֲבֵדָה - 9 אֲבֵדָה - אֲבֵדָה - - ʼăbêdâh - ab-ay-daw' - from אָבַד; Compare אֲבַדֹּה.; concrete, something lost; abstract, destruction, i.e. Hades; lost. - Noun Feminine - heb
- H85 אַבְרָהָם - 85 אַבְרָהָם - אַבְרָהָם - - ʼAbrâhâm - ab-raw-hawm' - contracted from אָב and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram; Abraham. - Proper Name Masculine - x-pn
- H87 אַבְרָם - 87 אַבְרָם - אַבְרָם - - ʼAbrâm - ab-rawm' - contracted from אֲבִירָם; high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham; Abram. - Proper Name Masculine - x-pn
- H256 אַחְאָב - 256 אַחְאָב - אַחְאָב - - ʼAchʼâb - akh-awb' - once (by contraction) אֶחָב (Jeremiah 29:22); from אָח and אָב; brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon; Ahab. - - x-pn
- H614 אָסִיף - 614 אָסִיף - אָסִיף - - ʼâçîyph - aw-seef' - or אָסִף; from אָסַף; gathered, i.e. (abstractly) a gathering in of crops; ingathering. - Noun Masculine - heb
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- Psalms 19 88:15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
עָנִי גָּוַע נֹעַר נָשָׂא אֵימָה פּוּן - 1 Corinthians 46 7:35 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.
ΔΈ ΤΟῦΤΟ ΛΈΓΩ ΠΡΌΣ ὙΜῶΝ ΑὐΤΌΣ ΣΥΜΦΈΡΩ Οὐ ἽΝΑ ἘΠΙΒΆΛΛΩ ΒΡΌΧΟΣ ὙΜῖΝ ἈΛΛΆ ΠΡΌΣ ΕὐΣΧΉΜΩΝ ΚΑΊ ΕὐΠΡΌΣΕΔΡΟΣ ΚΎΡΙΟΣ ἈΠΕΡΙΣΠΆΣΤΩΣ