Dictionaries :: ElectInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaElect: e-lekt': That is, "chosen," "selected." In the Old Testament the word represents derivatives of bachar, elegit; In the New Testament eklektos. It means properly an object or objects of selection. This primary meaning sometimes passes into that of "eminent," "valuab

Dictionaries :: EconomyNave's Topical BibleEconomy: Political See ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT

Dictionaries :: DocusInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDocus: do'-kus

Dictionaries :: Drink-OfferingEaston's Bible DictionaryDrink-Offering: consisted of wine (Num 15:5; Hsa 9:4) poured around the altar (Exd 30:9). Joined with meat-offerings (Num 6:15,17; 2Ki 16:13; Joe 1:9,13; 2:14), presented daily (Exd 29:40), on the Sabbath (Num 28:9), and on feast-days (28:14). One-fourth of an hin of wine was required for on

Dictionaries :: ElectionInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaElection: e-lek'-shun (ekloge, "choice," "selection"): I. THE WORD IN SCRIPTURE II. THE MYSTERIOUS ELEMENT III. INCIDENCE UPON COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL IV. COGNATE AND ILLUSTRATIVE BIBLICAL LANGUANGE V. LIMITATIONS OF INQUIRY HERE. SCOPE OF ELECTION VI. PERSEVERA

Dictionaries :: Door-KeeperEaston's Bible DictionaryDoor-Keeper: This word is used in Psa 84:10 (R.V. marg., "stand at the threshold of," etc.), but there it signifies properly "sitting at the threshold in the house of God." The psalmist means that he would rather stand at the door of God's house and merely look in, than dwell in houses where in

Dictionaries :: DothaimInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDothaim: do'-tha-im: Mentioned in Judith 4:6 and frequently in connection with the invasion of Holofernes. See next article. Smith's Bible DictionaryDothaim: SEE [DOTHAN].

Dictionaries :: EdosInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaEdos: e'-dos (Edais; the King James Version Edes): One who agreed to put away his foreign wife (APC 1Esdras 9:35); called Iddo, the King James Version "Jadan," in Ezr 10:43.

Dictionaries :: Doubt (No), DoubtlessVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g3843Greek: pantosDoubt (No), Doubtless:See ALTOGETHER, B. Notes: (1) In 2Cr 12:1 the best texts have no word representing "doubtless." (2) In Luk 11:20, the particle ara, AV, "no doubt," means "then" (RV). (3) In 1Cr 9:10 the conj

Dictionaries :: Egypt, Brook (River, Stream) OfInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaEgypt, Brook (River, Stream) Of:  ← EgyptEgyptian Kings (Later) →

Dictionaries :: ElberithInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaElberith: el-be'-rith (Jud 9:46).

Dictionaries :: Diana; ArtemisInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDiana; Artemis: di-an'-a (Artemis "prompt," "safe"): A deity of Asiatic origin, the mother goddess of the earth, whose seat of worship was the temple in Ephesus, the capital of the Roman province of Asia. Diana is but the Latinized form of the Greek word Artemis, yet the Art

Dictionaries :: DunghillInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDunghill: dung'-hil ('ashpoth, 1Sa 2:8, madhmenah, etc., with other words; kopria, Lu 14:35): Dung heap, or place of refuse. To sit upon a dunghill (1Sa 2:8; Ps 113:7; La 4:5) is significant of the lowest and most wretched condition. To turn a house into a dunghill (Da 2:5; 3:29),

Dictionaries :: DibriHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryDibri:an oratorInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDibri: dib'-ri (dibhri, "eloquent" (?)): A Danite, whose daughter Shelomith married an Egyptian. Their son was "cut off" (stoned) for blasphemy (Le 24:11). Nave's Topical BibleDibri: Father of Shelomith Lev 24:11Smith's Bible Dictio

Dictionaries :: DiotrephesEaston's Bible DictionaryDiotrephes: Jove-nourished, rebuked by John for his pride (3Jo 1:9). He was a Judaizer, prating against John and his fellow-labourers "with malicious words" (3Jo 1:10).Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryDiotrephes:nourished by JupiterInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDiotrephes: di-ot'

Dictionaries :: Edge, EdgedVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1NounStrong's Number: g4750Greek: stomaEdge, Edged:the mouth (cp. Eng., "stomach," from stomachos, 1Ti 5:23), has a secondary and figurative meaning in reference to the "edge of a sharp instrument, as of a sword," Luk 21:24; Hbr 11:34 (cp. the Sept., e.g., Gen 34:26; Jd

Dictionaries :: DidrachmonSmith's Bible DictionaryDidrachmon: SEE [MONEY], [SHEKEL].

Dictionaries :: EliasisInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaEliasis: e-li'-a-sis (Eliasis): One who had married a foreign wife (#/APC 1Esdras 9:34); corresponds to "Jaasu" in Ezr 10:37.

Dictionaries :: DoughEaston's Bible DictionaryDough: (batsek, meaning "swelling," i.e., in fermentation). The dough the Israelites had prepared for baking was carried away by them out of Egypt in their kneading-troughs (Exd 12:34,39). In the process of baking, the dough had to be turned (Hsa 7:8).International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDough:

Dictionaries :: Dismiss (-ed)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g630Greek: apoluoDismiss (-ed):lit., "to loose from" (apo, "from," luo, "to loose"), is translated "dismiss" in Act 15:30, 33, RV (AV, "let go") and Act 19:41. See DEPART, DIVORCE, FORGIVE, GO, LIBERTY, LOOSE, PUT, No. 16, RELEASE, SEND.