Alter
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (v. t.) To make change or modify in some respect; as, to alter a garment.

2. (v. t.) To agitate; to affect mentally.

3. (v. t.) To geld.

4. (v. i.) To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change; as, the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter by exposure.

Greek
236. allasso -- to change
... to change. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: allasso Phonetic Spelling:
(al-las'-so) Short Definition: I change, alter Definition: I change, alter, exchange ...
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3337. metallasso -- to change, exchange
... exchange. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: metallasso Phonetic Spelling:
(met-al-las'-so) Short Definition: I change, transform, alter Definition: I change ...
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2369. thumiaterion -- altar of incense, a censer
... an altar of incense, a censer. From a derivative of thumiao; a place of fumigation,
ie The alter of incense (in the Temple) -- censer. see GREEK thumiao. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
8133. shena -- to change
... alter, change, be diverse. (Aramaic) corresponding to shana -- alter, change, (be)
diverse. see HEBREW shana. 8132, 8133. shena. 8134 . Strong's Numbers.
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5709. ada -- to pass on or away
... alter, depart, pass away, remove, take away. (Aramaic) or adah (Aramaic) {ad-aw'};
corresponding to adah -- alter, depart, pass (away), remove, take (away). ...
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8132. shana -- to change
... root Definition to change NASB Word Usage alter (1), beam (1), change (2), changed
(4), changing (1), different (1), disguise (1), disguised (1), given to ...
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8138. shanah -- to repeat, do again
... do speak, strike again, alter, double, be given to change, disguise, be
diverse, pervert,. A primitive root; to fold, ie Duplicate ...
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2498. chalaph -- to pass on or away, pass through
... abolish, alter, change, cut off, go on forward, grow up, be over, pass away,.
A primitive root; properly, to slide by, ie (by implication ...
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5674. abar -- to pass over, through, or by, pass on
... bar') Short Definition: alienate. alienate, alter, at all, beyond, bring
over, through, carry over, overcome on, A primitive root ...
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4171. mur -- to change
... exchange, remove. A primitive root; to alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose
of -- X at all, (ex-)change, remove. 4170, 4171. mur. 4172 . ...
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Library

For Time Cannot Alter the Nature or Essence of Things...
... [Way-1-95] For time cannot alter the nature or essence of things? For time
cannot alter the nature or essence of things; it only ...
/.../law/the way to divine knowledge/way-1-95 for time cannot alter.htm

Ash Wednesday. Gather the People . . And Let the Priests, the ...
... and let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the alter,
and let them say, Spare Thy people, O Lord. Gather the people . . ...
/.../winkworth/lyra germanica the christian year/ash wednesday gather the people.htm

Of Novatus and his Followers. The Novatians of Phrygia Alter the ...
... Book IV. Chapter XXVIII."Of Novatus and his Followers. The Novatians of Phrygia
alter the Time of keeping Easter, following Jewish Usage. ...
/.../chapter xxviii of novatus and his.htm

The Debate Therefore, Set up by the Deists, About Reason and Faith ...
... power of life, than it is the power of the senses; but must stand below them both,
and follow them both, in the same degree of inability to alter, increase, or ...
/.../law/the way to divine knowledge/way-2-122 the debate therefore set.htm

The Problem Solved. June L4.
... Letter. But remember that though death may alter our place, it cannot alter our
character"though it may alter our circumstances, it cannot alter ourselves. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/daily thoughts /the problem solved june l4.htm

Reference to Cyprian's Treatise "On the Mortality. "
... after this life is done; where also he adduces that testimony from the book of Wisdom:
"He was taken away, lest wickedness should alter his understanding ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 26 xivreference to cyprians.htm

God's Dealing Does not Depend Upon any Contingent Merits of Men.
... unless we indulge in reckless disputation, the entire question is concluded concerning
him who is taken away lest wickedness should alter his understanding. ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 29 gods dealing does not.htm

Pottage Versus Birthright
... false choice. Youth is gone: cannot alter that. Opportunities gone: cannot
alter that. Strength gone: cannot alter that. Habits ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/pottage versus birthright.htm

The Peace of God
... If so, there is no use in tormenting your soul about it; for it is not in your own
power, and you will never alter it to your liking; and more, you need not ...
/.../kingsley/all saints day and other sermons/sermon xxv the peace of.htm

The Form and Spirit of Religion
... God. His two great ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper are sent
for us from on high. I dare not alter either of them. I ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the form and spirit of.htm

Thesaurus
Alter (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To make change or modify in some respect; as,
to alter a garment. ... Multi-Version Concordance Alter (8 Occurrences). ...
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Change (109 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another;
as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the ...
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Injunction (8 Occurrences)
... Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not
be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter...
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Repealed (3 Occurrences)
... Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not
be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter...
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Color (18 Occurrences)
... 9. (vt) To change or alter the hue or tint of, by dyeing, staining, painting,
etc.; to dye; to tinge; to paint; to stain. 10. (vt ...
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Issued (40 Occurrences)
... Ezra 6:11 Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let a beam
be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon ...
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Decree (82 Occurrences)
... Ezra 6:11 Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let a beam
be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon ...
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Medes (15 Occurrences)
... Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not
be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter...
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Persia (30 Occurrences)
... Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not
be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter...
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Persians (6 Occurrences)
... Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not
be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter...
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Resources
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Alter (8 Occurrences)

Acts 6:14
For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us."
(See NAS)

Leviticus 27:10
He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change animal for animal, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

1 Samuel 14:35
And Saul buildeth an alter to Jehovah; with it he hath begun to build altars to Jehovah.
(YLT)

Ezra 6:11
Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Ezra 6:12
and the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who shall put forth their hand to alter the same, to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with all diligence.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Psalms 89:34
I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 6:8
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NIV)

Daniel 6:12
Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree: Haven't you signed an decree, that every man who shall make petition to any god or man within thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

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