Bible Encyclopedias
Event
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ē̇ -vent ´: In Ecclesiastes 2:14; Ecclesiastes 9:2 , Ecclesiastes 9:3 , the translation of מקרה , miḳreh , "what happens," "lot," "fate." The English word bore this sense at the time of the King James Version. The meaning of "result," "outcome" (ἐκβάσεις , ekbáseis ), attaches to it in The Wisdom of Solomon 8:8, "events of seasons," the Revised Version (British and American) "issues.»Copyright Statement
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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Event'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/e/event.html. 1915.