Dictionaries :: Demetrius (1)International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDemetrius (1): de-me'-tri-us (Demetrios, "of" or "belonging to Demeter," an ordinary name in Greece): (1) Demetrius I, surnamed Soter ("saviour"), was the son of Seleucus IV (Philopator). He was sent as a boy to Rome, by his father, to serve as a hostage, and remained ther

Dictionaries :: Cush (1)International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCush (1): kush (kush): 1. The Ancestor of Many Nations: (1) The first of the sons of Ham, from whom sprang Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabtecah. He was also the father of Nimrod, who rounded Babel (Babylon) and the other great states of Shinar or Babylonia (Ge 10:6-8).

Dictionaries :: CorruptionInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCorruption: ko-rup'-shun: The Hebrew words mishchath, mashchath, mashchith, and their Greek equivalents, phthora, and diaphthora, with numerous derivatives and cognate verbs, imply primarily physical degeneration and decay (Job 17:14; Ac 2:27, etc.). The term shachath, which the

Dictionaries :: Death, Body OfInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDeath, Body Of:  ← DeathDeath, Second →

Dictionaries :: DefendVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g292Greek: amunoDefend:"to ward off," is used in the Middle Voice in Act 7:24, of the assistance given by Moses to his fellow-Israelite against an Egyptian (translated, "defended"). The Middle Voice indicates the special personal interest Moses had in the act

Dictionaries :: Curious ArtsEaston's Bible DictionaryCurious Arts: (Act 19:19), magical arts; jugglery practised by the Ephesian conjurers. Ephesus was noted for its wizard and the "Ephesian spells;" i.e., charms or scraps of parchment written over with certain formula, which were worn as a safeguard against all manner of evils. The more importa

Dictionaries :: CypriansInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCyprians: sip'-ri-ans (Kuprioi): Occurs in 2 Macc 4:29. Menelaus who was high priest at Jerusalem, and Sostratus who was governor of the citadel, were summoned by King Antiochus to appear before him. "Menelaus left his own brother Lysimachus for his deputy in the high-priesthood;

Dictionaries :: Death, NaturalTorrey's New Topical TextbookDeath, Natural: By Adam Gen 3:19; 1Cr 15:21,22Death, Natural: Consequence of Sin Gen 2:17; Rom 5:12Death, Natural: Lot of All Ecc 8:8; Hbr 9:27Death, Natural: Ordered by God Deu 32:39; Job 14:5Death, Natural: Puts an End to Earthly Projects Ecc 9:10Death, Natural: Strips of E

Dictionaries :: DefameKing James DictionaryDefame: To Slander; Speak Evil Of.Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: being DEFAMED, we entreat: we are made as the filth

Dictionaries :: Cyrenian; CyreniansInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCyrenian; Cyrenians: si-re'-ni-an (Kurenaios, "a native or inhabitant of Cyrene"): Two Jews of Cyrene are mentioned in the New Testament, namely, Simon (Mr 15:21 and Lu 23:26 the King James Version) who was impressed to bear the Lord's cross (Mr 15:21 the Revised Versio

Dictionaries :: Destitute (Be, Etc.)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g650Greek: apostereoDestitute (Be, Etc.):See DEFRAUD.2Strong's Number: g5302Greek: hustereoDestitute (Be, Etc.):primarily, "to be behind, to be last," hence, "to lack, fail of, come short of," is translated "being destitute" in Hbr 11:37. See BE

Dictionaries :: CotesEaston's Bible DictionaryCotes: pens or enclosures for flocks (2Ch 32:28, "cotes for flocks; " R.V., "flocks in folds").International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCotes: kots.

Dictionaries :: CremationInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCremation: kre-ma'-shun (compare saraph, Jos 7:15, etc., "shall be burnt with fire"; kaio, 1Co 13:3, "If I give my body to be burned," etc.): Cremation, while the customary practice of the ancient Greeks, and not unknown among the Romans, was certainly not the ordinary mode of di

Dictionaries :: Dead Sea, TheInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDead Sea, The: I. PRESENT AREA II. FORMER ENLARGEMENT III. LEVEL OF THE DEAD SEA IN EARLY HISTORIC TIMES IV. CONSTITUTION OF THE WATER V. CLIMATE VI. ROADS VII. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 1. The Plain of the Jordan 2. Ain Jidi (En-gedi) 3. The Fortress of

Dictionaries :: DefenseNave's Topical BibleDefense: Definition Of An argument made before a courtDefense: Of Jeremiah Jer 26:12-16Defense: Of Peter Act 4:8-13; 5:23-29Defense: Of Stephen Act 7Defense: Of Paul Act 22; 23:1-6; 24:10-21; 26:1-23Defense: Military Defenses See FORT; ARMIES.

Dictionaries :: CubitEaston's Bible DictionaryCubit: Heb. 'ammah; i.e., "mother of the arm," the fore-arm, is a word derived from the Latin cubitus, the lower arm. It is difficult to determine the exact length of this measure, from the uncertainty whether it included the entire length from the elbow to the tip of the longest finger, or only from

Dictionaries :: Denying JesusNave's Topical BibleDenying Jesus: See JESUS, REJECTED

Dictionaries :: Detestable, ThingsInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDetestable, Things: de-tes'-ta-b'-l, (shiqquts; sheqets, synonymous with to‘ebhah, "abomination," "abominable thing"): The translation of shiqqutsim in Jer 16:18; Eze 5:11; 7:20; 11:18,21; 37:23; a term always applied to idol-worship or to objects connected with ido

Dictionaries :: Council; CouncillorInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCouncil; Councillor: koun'-sil, koun'-siler (sumboulion): An assembly of advisers (Ac 25:12); a body of those taking counsel (see Schurer's Jewish People in the Time of Christ, I (1), 60). Distinguished from sunedrion, the supreme court of the Jews, by being of a less f

Dictionaries :: Deceivableness; DeceiveInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDeceivableness; Deceive: de-sev'-a-b'-l-nes, de-sev' (nasha'," to lead astray"): "The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee" (Jer 49:16), i.e. "Thy stern mountain fastnesses have persuaded thee that thou art impregnable." In Jer 20:7, "O Lord, thou hast deceived me,