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Maranatha
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
(1 Cor. 16:22) consists of two Aramean words, Maran’athah, meaning, “our Lord comes,” or is “coming.” If the latter interpretation is adopted, the meaning of the phrase is, “Our Lord is coming, and he will judge those who have set him at nought.” (Comp. Phil. 4:5; James 5:8, 9.)
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
an Aramaic or Syriac expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians, ch. (1 Corinthians 16:22) signifying “our Lord cometh.”
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
MARANATH'A, an Aramaic expression signifying "our Lord has come." 1 Cor 16:22.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
the Lord is coming
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
MARANATH'A, an Aramaic expression signifying "our Lord has come." 1 Cor 16:22.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
"Our Lord cometh;" -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes." See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.