Bible Dictionary: Bother

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.

2. (v. i.) To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.

3. (n.) One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother.

Greek

3930. parecho -- to furnish, to present
... Word Origin from para and echo Definition to furnish, to present NASB Word Usage
became (1), bother* (3), bothers* (1), bringing (2), cause (1), furnished (1 ...
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2873. kopos -- laborious toil
... Word Origin from kopto Definition laborious toil NASB Word Usage bother* (3),
bothers* (1), labor (7), labors (4), toil (2), trouble (1). ...
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Library

Chapter xlv
... Do not bother about your utensils, for the good things of all the land of Egypt
are to be yours. So stirring an experience cannot remain hid. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xlv.htm

The Test of Courage
... God. As for what men may think or say, that does not matter much. Do you
think we shall bother much about that in eternity?". There ...
/.../chapter vii the test of.htm

How a Religious Man Should Commit Himself to God in all ...
... alone with God outside the world, and as if your mind were already in eternity and
separated from the body so that it will certainly not bother about worldly ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/albert/on cleaving to god/chapter 8 how a religious.htm

The Wine of Prayer
... They never bother the grape-vines; it is only the pilgrims that they annoy.
The soil is rocky and hard to subdue and cultivate. ...
/.../berry/adventures in the land of canaan/chapter twelve the wine of.htm

When Diamond Got Home He Found his Father at Home Already...
... again. "The folly of childhood," sighed his mother,. "Has always been my
especial bother.". The yellow-beaks they slept on and on"-. ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 23 when diamond got.htm

"There, Baby!" Said Diamond; "I'M So Happy that I Can Only Sing ...
... I wonder if she will fight for it, and whether I shall have to help her. I won't
bother my head about that. Time enough yet! Hey diddle! hey diddle! ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 25 there baby said.htm

Spelling God.
... It's a purpose of strong steady pure clinging brooding love. The bother
is we don't know what that word love means; none of us. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/spelling god.htm

Simplified Spelling.
... Christian, too. That is the bother, the cheapening of things; we call a thing
Christian which is less than the thing it is called. Some ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/simplified spelling.htm

Tarshish or Nineveh?
... This is the one thing worth while. The bother is we don't always get the verbs,
the action words, of that sentence straight. John was a man sent from God. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/tarshish or nineveh.htm

Prayer is Projecting One's Spirit Personality.
... windows. But the spirit beings who are here listening to us, and deeply
concerned with our discussion did not bother with the doors. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on prayer/prayer is projecting ones spirit.htm

Thesaurus

Bother (9 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance;
embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother. ...
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Contend (56 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 2:9 Yahweh said to me, "Don't bother Moab, neither contend with them
in battle; for I will not give you of his land for a possession; because I ...
/c/contend.htm - 24k

Provoke (64 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 2:9 Yahweh said to me, "Don't bother Moab, neither contend with them
in battle; for I will not give you of his land for a possession; because I ...
/p/provoke.htm - 31k

Opportunity (35 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 7:21 Were you called being a bondservant? Don't let that bother you,
but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it. (WEB WEY RSV). ...
/o/opportunity.htm - 17k

Official (45 Occurrences)
... Mark 5:35 While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house
saying, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?" (See NAS). ...
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Jairus (6 Occurrences)
... Mark 5:35 While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house
saying, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?" (See NIV). ...
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Locked (19 Occurrences)
... (See NAS NIV). Luke 11:7 and he from within will answer and say,'Don't bother
me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. ...
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Worry (14 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 7:21 Were you called being a bondservant? Don't let that bother you,
but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it. (See NAS). ...
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Frontier (6 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 2:19 and when you come near over against the children of Ammon,
don't bother them, nor contend with them; for I will not give you of the land of ...
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Ruler's (13 Occurrences)
... Mark 5:35 While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house
saying, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?" (WEB RSV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Bother (9 Occurrences)

Matthew 26:10 However, knowing this, Jesus said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? Because she has done a good work for me.
(See NAS NIV)

Mark 5:35 While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house saying, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?"
(WEB NIV)

Mark 14:6 But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.
(See NAS NIV)

Luke 8:49 While he still spoke, one from the ruler of the synagogue's house came, saying to him, "Your daughter is dead. Don't trouble the Teacher."
(See NIV)

Luke 11:7 and he from within will answer and say,'Don't bother me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give it to you'?
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 7:21 Were you called being a bondservant? Don't let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.
(WEB)

Deuteronomy 2:9 Yahweh said to me, "Don't bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession."
(WEB)

Deuteronomy 2:19 and when you come near over against the children of Ammon, don't bother them, nor contend with them; for I will not give you of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession; because I have given it to the children of Lot for a possession."
(WEB)

2 Samuel 14:10 The king said, "Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you any more."
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Bother

Nagging

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