Pry
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (v. t.) To raise or move with a pry or lever; to meddle.

2. (n.) A lever; also, leverage.

3. (v. i.) To peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; -- often implying reproach.

4. (n.) Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.

Greek
1687. embateuo -- to set foot upon
... Verb Transliteration: embateuo Phonetic Spelling: (em-bat-yoo'-o) Short Definition:
I enter, set foot on Definition: I enter, set foot on, intrude, pry into. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
2658. chaphar -- to dig, search for
... dig, paw, search out, seek. A primitive root; properly, to pry into; by implication,
to delve, to explore -- dig, paw, search out, seek. 2657, 2658. ...
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The Construction of a Theodicy, not an Attempt to Solve Mysteries ...
... to refute the atheist, and vindicate the glory of the divine perfections, so it
would be a grievous mistake to suppose, that we are about to pry into the holy ...
/.../a theodicy or vindication of the divine glory/section v the construction of.htm

They Again Object, are Those, Then, to be Deprived of Every Pious ...
... I have no wish curiously to pry into what they do or meditate; but the probability
is, that instead of being subject to the impulse of various and particular ...
/.../of prayer--a perpetual exercise of faith/chapter 24 they again object.htm

Christ's Humiliation in his Incarnation
... take flesh? We must not ask a reason of God's will; it is dangerous to
pry into God's ark; we are not to dispute but adore. The ...
/.../watson/a body of divinity/6 christs humiliation in his.htm

The Holy Ghost --The Great Teacher
... discovered to us second causes; and hence, many have too much forgotten the first
Great Cause, the Author of all: they have been able so far to pry into secrets ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the holy ghostthe great teacher.htm

Glorious Predestination
... PREDESTINATION. Into predestination itself I will not now pry. ... divine? We must not
pry into it, but we know that he was verily of the nature of God. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 18 1872/glorious predestination.htm

Of the Eternal Election, by which God Has Predestinated Some to ...
... [494] For it is not right that man should with impunity pry into things which the
Lord has been pleased to conceal within himself, and scan that sublime ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 21 of the eternal.htm

Confession of Sin Illustrated by the Cases of Dr. Pritchard and ...
... Without wishing to say a single word with regard to the state of soul of either
of these persons"for into that it is no business of mine to pry"it seems to ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 11 1865/confession of sin illustrated by.htm

The Corruption of Man, his Conversion to God, and the Manner ...
... their demerits, are bound to acknowledge it with humble and grateful hearts, and
with the apostle to adore, but in no wise curiously to pry into, the severity ...
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Dedication.
... their necks, and bow down their heads to look and peep into, (as the word used,
1 Peter 1:12, importeth) is a subject for angelical heads to pry into, for the ...
/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/dedication.htm

The Failure of Plato and Other Ancient Philosophers to Construct a ...
... of the natural world was unavoidably concealed from mortals, and that it was a sort
of presumptuous impiety, displeasing to the gods, for men to pry into it. ...
/.../a theodicy or vindication of the divine glory/section i the failure of.htm

Thesaurus
Pry (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To raise or move with a pry or lever;
to meddle. ... Multi-Version Concordance Pry (1 Occurrence). ...
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Prize (13 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) A contest for a reward; competition. 7. (n.) A lever; a pry; also, the hold
of a lever. 8. (vt) To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. ...
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Nose (23 Occurrences)
... 7. (vi) To smell; to sniff; to scent. 8. (vi) To pry officiously into what does
not concern one. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FLAT NOSE. ...
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Owl (11 Occurrences)
... habits. 2. (n.) A variety of the domestic pigeon. 3. (vi) To pry about;
to prowl. 4. (vi) To carry wool or sheep out of England. ...
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Traps (8 Occurrences)
... (WEB). Jeremiah 5:26 For among My people are found wicked men; they pry, as fowlers
lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men. (See NIV). ...
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Mouse (2 Occurrences)
... 7. (vi) To watch for and catch mice. 8. (vi) To watch for or pursue anything
in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something. ...
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Pruning-knives (4 Occurrences)
Pruning-knives. Pruning-hooks, Pruning-knives. Pry . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(DBY). Pruning-hooks, Pruning-knives. Pry . Reference Bible.
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Peep (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (vi) To look cautiously or slyly; to peer, as through a crevice; to pry. 4.
(n.) The cry of a young chicken; a chirp. 5. (n.) First outlook or appearance. ...
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Paw (4 Occurrences)
... The word is usually translated "to delve into," "to pry into," "to explore."
HLE Luering. Multi-Version Concordance Paw (4 Occurrences). ...
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Peak (1 Occurrence)
... a peak. 7. (vi) To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look
thin or sickly. 8. (vi) To pry; to peep slyly. 9. (vt ...
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Bible Concordance
Pry (1 Occurrence)

Jeremiah 5:26 For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.
(See JPS)

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