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ANSWER.—An answer is (1) an apology or defence, as 2Ti_4:16 ‘at my first answer no man stood by me’; so perhaps 1Pe_3:21 ‘the answer of a good conscience’; (2) oracle, Divine response, as Rom_11:4 ‘what saith the answer of God?’
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909


Besides the common usage of this word, in the sense of a reply, it has other significations. Moses, having composed a thanksgiving, after the passage of the Red Sea, Miriam, it is said, answered, “Sing ye to the Lord,” &c,—meaning, that Moses, with the men on one side, and Miriam, with the women on the other side, sung the same song, as it were, in two choruses, or divisions; of which one answered the other.
Num_21:17, “Then Israel sung this song, Spring up, O well, answer unto it;” that is, sing responsively, one side (or choir) singing first, and then the other. 1Sa_29:5, “Is not this David of whom they sung one to another in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?” They sung this song to his honour in distinct choruses.
This word is taken likewise for, to accuse or to defend any one, judicially. Gen_30:33, “My righteousness shall answer for me;” it shall be my advocate before thee. Deu_31:21, “The song which thou shalt compose and teach them shall testify (answer) against them as a witness.” Isaiah says, “The show of their countenance will testify (answer) against them; their impudence will be like a witness and an accuser. Hos_5:5, “The pride of Israel doth testify (answer) to his face.”
To answer, is likewise taken in a bad sense; as when it is said that a son answers his father insolently, or a servant his master. Rom_9:20, “Who art thou that repliest against God?” that is, to contest or debate with him. Joh_18:22, “Answerest thou the high priest so?” St. Paul declares that he “had in himself the answer (or sentence) of death;” 2Co_1:9; like a man who has had notice of condemnation, he had a certain assurance of dying.
To answer is also used in Scripture for the commencement of a discourse, when no reply to any question or objection is intended. This mode of speaking is often used by the evangelists, “And Jesus answered and said.” It is a Hebrew idiom.
Biblical and Theological Dictionary by Richard Watson
PRINTER 1849.


an?sẽr: In our English Bible the word ?answer? does not always mean a simple reply to a question.
1. In the Old Testament
Six different words are translated by answer. (1) It is frequently used where no question has been asked and in such cases it means a word, a statement. (2) It also means a response (Job_21:34; Job_34:36). (3) It often means a declaration or proclamation from God where no question has been asked. See the many passages that read: ?The Lord answered and said.? (4) The other words translated ?answer? or ?answered? in the Old Testament are unimportant shadings and variations.
2. In the New Testament
The words translated ?answer? are not so varied. (1) It sometimes means an apology, a defense (1Pe_3:15; Act_24:10, Act_24:25). (2) It may mean simply ?to say? (Mar_9:6). (3) It may mean a revelation from God (Rom_11:4). (4) It is also used to apply to unspoken thoughts of the heart, especially in the sayings of Jesus; also by Peter to Sapphira (Act_5:8).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.


Answer
(usually עָנָה, anah', ἀποκρίνομαι) has other significations in Scripture besides the common one in the sense of reply.
1. Moses having composed a thanksgiving after the passage of the Red Sea, Miriam, it is said, “answered;” meaning that Moses with the men on one side, and Miriam with the women on the other side, sung the same song, as it were, in two choruses or divisions; of which one “answered” the other (Exo_15:21). So also 1Sa_29:5, where they sung in distinct choruses; comp. Num_21:17.
2. This word is likewise taken for to accuse, or to defend judicially
(Gen_30:33; Deu_31:21; Hos_5:5).
3. To “answer” is likewise taken in a bad sense, as when it is said that a son answers his father insolently, or a servant his master (Joh_18:22; Rom_9:20; 2Co_1:9).
4. To “aswer” is also used in Scripture for the commencement of a discourse, when no reply to any question or objection is intended. This mode of speaking is often used by the Evangelists: “And Jesus answered and said.” his a Hebrew idiom (Job_3:2; Son_2:10; Zec_3:4; Zec_4:11-12; Mat_11:25; Mat_12:38; Mat_17:4; Mar_9:5; Luk_7:40). SEE AFFIRMATIVE.
ANSWER OF A GOOD CONSCIENCE (συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς ἐπερώτημα), a phrase occurring 1Pe_3:21, very variously interpreted, but apparently signifying simply the ability to address God in prayer (as if a response to His searching of the heart) with a conscience free from a sense of guilt, or the seeking after Him with a pure conscience (see Alford, in loc.). SEE CONSCIENCE.



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