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ALMIGHTY

ol-mit'-i: (1) (shaddai (Genesis 17:1)): Found in the Old Testament forty-eight times, most of these in the Book of Job; it occurs either alone or in combination with 'el, "God"). The root meaning is uncertain. (2) (pantokrator), the exclusive translation of this Greek word in the New Testament, found principally in Rev (nine times), once besides (2 Corinthians 6:18). Its occurrence in the Apocrypha is frequent.

See GOD, 1 , NAMES OF GOD .

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.