Recover (Hastings' Dictionary)

The verb 'to recover' (Old Fr. recovrcr, Lat. recupcrare) is still in use transitively in the sense of regaining something that has been lost, whether persons (Is 11", Jer 41"), territory (as 2 S S'', 2 K 14-^, 1 Mac 10"), or other possessions (as Hos 2", 1 JIac 2**) ; also of regaining health (Jer 8~), strength (2 Ch IS-'", Ps 39'^), sight (Lk 4'^). But it is no longer used with the person to bo restored to health as direct object, as it is in AV, 2 K 5^- »•'■ ", Is 3S'« 391, Jth 14'. Cf. Shaks. Jul. Crrs. I. 1. 28, ' I am indeed, sir, a surgeon to old shoes ; when they are in great danger I recover them '; Defoe, Crusoe, 520, ' Our men in the Pinnace followed their orders, and took up three men ; one of which was just drowning, and it was a good while before we could recover him.' The intrans. use is also found in AV, to which RV adds Jn 11'- ' Tlie disciples therefore said unto him. Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover,' for A V ' he shall do well ' ; HVm ' he shall be saved' (Gr. awB-qa^Tai, Vulg. scUvus erit). J. Hastings.