MARANATHA

Composed of two Syriac words, signifying "the Lord cometh." See ANATHEMA.

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maranatha. maranatha, (g) accursed

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Maranatha. Maranatha
(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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Maranatha. the Lord is coming

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maranatha. Maranatha, n. a Jewish form of anathematizing

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Mar′a‐nath″a (?), n. [[Aramaic māran athā.]] “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.