Honest (σεμνὰ)

Rev., honorable, reverend in margin. In \nclassical Greek an epithet of the gods, venerable, reverend. The word \noccurs only here and in the pastoral epistles, 1 Timothy 3:8, 1 Timothy 3:11; Titus 2:2,\n where it is rendered grave, both in A.V. and Rev. There lies in it the \nidea of a dignity or majesty which is yet inviting and attractive, and \nwhich inspires reverence. Grave, as Trench observes, does not exhaust \nthe meaning. Gravity may be ridiculous. \"The word we want is one in \nwhich the sense of gravity and dignity, and of these as inviting \nreverence, is combined.\" Ellicott\'s venerable is perhaps as near as any \nword, if venerable be divested of its modern conventional sense as \nimplying age, and confined to its original sense, worthy of reverence.

Pure (ἁγνά)

See on 1 John 3:3.

Lovely (προσφιλῆ)

Only here in the New Testament. Adapted to excite love, and to endear him who does such things.

Of good report (εὔφημα)

Only\n here in the New Testament. Lit., sounding well. The kindred verb is \ncommonly used in an active sense. Hence not well spoken of, but \nfairspeaking, and so winning, gracious (Rev., in margin).

Virtue (ἀρετὴ)

With this exception the word occurs only in Peter\'s epistles; 1 Peter 2:9 (note); 2 Peter 1:3, 2 Peter 1:5 (note).

Praise (ἔπαινος)

Commendation\n corresponding to the moral value of the virtue. In the Septuagint, \nἀρετὴ virtue is four times used to translate the Hebrew praise. The \ntwo ideas seem to be coordinated. Lightfoot remarks that Paul seems \nstudiously to avoid this common heathen term for moral excellence, and \nhis explanation is very suggestive: \"Whatever value may reside in your \nold heathen conception of virtue, whatever consideration is due to the \npraise of men.\"

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