ISBE Index:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Online

Previous: ATTALUS Next: ATTENT; ATTENTIVE

ATTEND; ATTENDANCE

a-tend'; a-tend'-ans: (1) "To incline," "listen," "regard" qashabh; Psalms 17:1 etc.); then, in the King James Version, "observe," but in the Revised Version (British and American), more frequently, "give heed" prosechein noun, as in 1 Timothy 4:13. (2) "To be with," "take care of," "wait upon" (Esther 4:5; Hebrews 7:13; Romans 13:6); literally, "give unremitting care to," as in 1 Corinthians 7:35 (Luther: "serve the Lord constantly and without hindrance").

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