These examples show how Synecdoche functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
all the cattle of Egypt died
All is used for the affected classes or the relevant whole in context, not every individual animal without exception.
Source: Bullinger PDF — Bullinger, Synecdoche section
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all the land of Egypt
The whole land is named for the affected regions throughout Egypt.
Source: Bullinger PDF — Bullinger, Synecdoche section
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all the people
The whole is used for the participating group, not necessarily every individual Israelite.
Source: Bullinger PDF — Bullinger, Synecdoche section
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among all peoples
All peoples functions as all nations/kinds of peoples in the dispersion context.
Source: Bullinger PDF — Bullinger, Synecdoche section
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all the world
The wider world is used for the Roman imperial world affected by the decree.
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every nation under heaven
The phrase represents the breadth of the diaspora nations present, not mathematical every nation without exception.
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whole world
The whole world is used for the widely known extent of the Roman believers' faith.
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the world has gone after him
The world is used for the large crowd/many people following Jesus; it also has hyperbolic force.
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all flesh shall see
Flesh is used for human beings viewed in their creaturely condition.
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all flesh shall see salvation
Flesh stands for human beings; the phrase is universal in scope but expressed through part/material language.
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daily bread
Bread is used for daily provision or necessary food.
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eat bread
Bread is used for food/livelihood gained through labor.
Source: Bullinger PDF — Bullinger, Synecdoche section
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breaking of bread
Bread is used for the meal/fellowship context, with context deciding whether an ordinary meal or sacred observance is in view.
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clean hands
Hands, a part of the body, stand for deeds/actions.
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all people to be saved
Bullinger treats 'all' as classes/kinds of people; because this is debated, it must be marked disputed and not used alone to settle the doctrine.
Source: Bullinger PDF — Bullinger, Synecdoche section
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draw all to myself
Bullinger treats 'all' as all without distinction; the classification and theological implication are debated and require careful presentation.
Source: Bullinger PDF — Bullinger, Synecdoche section
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all flesh had corrupted its way
Flesh is used for mankind/living beings within the flood context, a whole category expressed through embodied creatureliness.
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all Judea
The whole region is named for a broad representative movement of people coming to John.
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all the land of Judea
The whole land is used for the crowds coming from the region, not necessarily every individual.
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all things under his feet
The universal language is qualified by context, which excludes the One who subjects all things to Christ.
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the souls they had gotten
Soul stands for whole persons.
Source: Curated Scripture review + Bullinger section/cross-reference where applicable — Bullinger PDF p. 643; web lines 19110-19115.
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Give me the persons
The term 'souls' in the underlying idiom stands for people.
Source: Curated Scripture review + Bullinger section/cross-reference where applicable — Bullinger PDF p. 643; web lines 19110-19115.
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that soul shall be cut off
Soul stands for the person under covenant sanction.
Source: Curated Scripture review + Bullinger section/cross-reference where applicable — Bullinger PDF p. 643; web lines 19110-19115.
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that soul shall be cut off
Soul stands for the individual person.
Source: Curated Scripture review + Bullinger section/cross-reference where applicable — Bullinger PDF p. 643; web lines 19110-19115.
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all that breathed
Breath/life-language stands for living persons in the described judgment context.
Source: Curated Scripture review + Bullinger section/cross-reference where applicable — Bullinger PDF p. 643; web lines 19110-19115.
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about three thousand souls
Souls stands for persons added to the community.
Source: Curated Scripture review + Bullinger section/cross-reference where applicable — Bullinger PDF p. 643; web lines 19110-19115.
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seventy-five souls
Souls stands for persons in Jacob's family.
Source: Curated Scripture review + Bullinger section/cross-reference where applicable — Bullinger PDF p. 643; web lines 19110-19115.
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eight souls were saved
Souls stands for persons preserved through water.
Source: Curated Scripture review + Bullinger section/cross-reference where applicable — Bullinger PDF p. 643; web lines 19110-19115.
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the souls of those slain
Souls stands for the slain persons viewed in the intermediate state; the context governs the theological nuance.
Source: Curated Scripture review + Bullinger section/cross-reference where applicable — Bullinger PDF p. 643; web lines 19110-19115.
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souls of men
Souls stands for human persons treated as merchandise.
Source: Curated Scripture review + Bullinger section/cross-reference where applicable — Bullinger PDF p. 643; web lines 19110-19115.
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