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Meaning of MARANATHA

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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\Mar`a*nath"a\, n. [Aramaic m[=a]ran ath[=a].]
``Our Lord cometh;'' -- an expression used by St. Paul at the
conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22).
This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great
crimes; as much as to say, ``May the Lord come quickly to
take vengeance of thy crimes.'' See {Anathema maranatha},
under {Anathema}.
 
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Easton Bible Dictionary
 
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(1 Cor. 16:22) consists of two Aramean words, Maran'athah, meaning, "our Lord comes," or is "coming." If the latter interpretation is adopted, the meaning of the phrase is, "Our Lord is coming, and he will judge those who have set him at nought." (Comp. Phil. 4:5; James 5:8, 9.)

 
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