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restore
Related Ideas:
bring back, mend, recover, restoration, reverse
Definition:
The terms "restore" and "restoration" refer to causing something to return to its original and better condition.
- When a diseased body part is restored, this means it has been "healed."
- A broken relationship that is restored has been "reconciled." God restores sinful people and brings them back to himself.
- If people have been restored to their home country, they have been "brought back" or "returned" to that country.
- A person who "recovers" from sickness becomes healthy again, and a person who "recovers" a possession either finds it when it has been lost or gets it back from someone who has stolen it.
Translation Suggestions:
- Depending on the context, ways to translate "restore" could include "renew" or "repay" or "return" or "heal" or "bring back."
- Other expressions for this term could be "make new" or "make like new again."
- When property is "restored," it has been "repaired" or "replaced" or "given back" to its owner.
- Depending on the context, "restoration" could be translated as "renewal" or "healing" or "reconciliation."
Bible References:
- 2 Kings 05:10
- Acts 03:21
- Acts 15:15-18
- Isaiah 49:5-6
- Jeremiah 15:19-21
- Lamentations 05:22
- Leviticus 06:5-7
- Luke 19:08
- Matthew 12:13
- Psalm 080:1-3
Word Data:
- Strong's: H2421, H7725, H7999, H8421, G600, G2675, G5483
Forms Found in the English ULB:
bring back, mending, recover, restoration, restore, restored, restorer, restores, restoring, reverse