THE FULL ARTICLE — from the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.

her-bi', represents bezo'th, "in or by this" (Ge 42:15 "Hereby ye shall be proved"); ek toutou, "out of this" (1Joh 4:6, the Revised Version (British and American) "by this"); en touto, "in this," "by this means" (1Co 4:4; 1 Joh 2:3,1; 3:16,19,24; 4:2,13).