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restore, restores, restored, restoration

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.

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 05:8-10
• Acts 03:21-23
• Acts 15:15-18
• Isaiah 49:5-6
• Jeremiah 15:19-21
• Lamentations 05:19-22
• Leviticus 06:5-7
• Luke 19:8-10
• Matthew 12:13-14
• Psalm 080:1-3

Word Data:

• Strong's: H7725, H7999, H8421, G600, G2675