Lexical Summary brabeion: a prize Original Word: βραβεῖονTransliteration: brabeion Phonetic Spelling: (brab-i'-on) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: a prize Meaning: a prize Strong's Concordance prize. From brabeus (an umpire of uncertain derivation); an award (of arbitration), i.e. (specially) a prize in the public games -- prize. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1017: βραβεῖονβραβεῖον, βραβειου, τό (βραβεύς the arbiter and director of a contest, who awards the prize; called also βραβευτής, Latindsesignator), the award to the victor in the games, a prize, (in ecclesiastical Latinbrabeum,brabium) (Vulg.brarvium): 1 Corinthians 9:24; metaphorically, of the heavenly reward for Christian character, Philippians 3:14. (Oppian, cyn. 4, 197; Locophron, 1154; ὑπομονῆς βραβεῖον Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 5, 5 [ET] (where see Lightfoot, Gebh. and Harn.); ἀφθαρσίας, Martyr. Polycarp, 17 [ET].) |