Dictionaries :: Debir (2)International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDebir (2): de'-ber (debhir; Dabeir): "And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it: and he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword.... he left none remaining" (Jos 10:38,39). In Jos

Dictionaries :: Create, Creation, Creator, CreatureVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1VerbStrong's Number: g2936Greek: ktizoCreate, Creation, Creator, Creature:used among the Greeks to mean the founding of a place, a city or colony, signifies, in Scripture, "to create," always of the act of God, whether (a) in the natural cre

Dictionaries :: DenariusInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDenarius: de-na'-ri-us (denarion): A Roman silver coin, 25 of which went to the aureus, the standard gold coin of the empire in the time of Augustus, which was equal in value to about one guinea or $5,25; more exactly £1.0,6 =$ 5.00, the £ =$ 4,866. Hence, the value of the denariu

Dictionaries :: Covered WayInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCovered Way: kuv'-erd wa (mecakh, "a covered walk"): Mentioned in 2Ki 16:18 (the King James Version "covert") as a gallery belonging to the temple, concerning the purpose of which opinions differ. Some consider it to have been the place where the king stood or sat during the Sa

Dictionaries :: CouncilEaston's Bible DictionaryCouncil: spoken of counsellors who sat in public trials with the governor of a province (Act 25:12). The Jewish councils were the Sanhedrim, or supreme council of the nation, which had subordinate to it smaller tribunals (in Mat 5:21,22) in the cities of Palestine (Mat 10:17; Mar 13:9). In the t

Dictionaries :: Council, CouncillorVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g4824Greek: sumboulionCouncil, Councillor:"a uniting in counsel" (sun, "together," boule, "counsel, advice"), denotes (a) "counsel" which is given, taken and acted upon, e.g., Mat 12:14, RV, "took counsel," for AV, "held a council;" Mat 22:15

Dictionaries :: DeputyEaston's Bible DictionaryDeputy: in 1Ki 22:47, means a prefect; one set over others. The same Hebrew word is rendered "officer;" i.e., chief of the commissariat appointed by Solomon (1Ki 4:5, etc.). In Est 8:9; 9:3 (R.V., "governor") it denotes a Persian prefect "on this side" i.e., in the region west of the Euphrates. I

Dictionaries :: CorinthusInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCorinthus: ko-rin'-thus: Latin form for Greek Korinthos in the subscription to Ro (the King James Version). ← Corinthians, Second Epistle to The

Dictionaries :: Cup-BearerEaston's Bible DictionaryCup-Bearer: an officer of high rank with Egyptian, Persian, Assyrian, and Jewish monarchs. The cup-bearer of the king of Egypt is mentioned in connection with Joseph's history (Gen 40:1-21; 41:9). Rabshakeh (q.v.) was cup-bearer in the Assyrian court (2Ki 18:17). Nehemiah filled this office to t

Dictionaries :: DebtorEaston's Bible DictionaryDebtor: Various regulations as to the relation between debtor and creditor are laid down in the Scriptures. (1.) The debtor was to deliver up as a pledge to the creditor what he could most easily dispense with (Deu 24:10,11). (2.) A mill, or millstone, or upper garment, when given as a pledge,

Dictionaries :: CottonInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCotton: kot'-'-n (karpac is the better translation, as in the Revised Version, margin, where the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) have "green" in Es 1:6): The Hebrew karpac is from the Persian kirpas and the Sanskrit karpasa, "the cotton plant." The

Dictionaries :: CurseEaston's Bible DictionaryCurse: denounced by God against the serpent (Gen 3:14), and against Cain (4:11). These divine maledictions carried their effect with them. Prophetical curses were sometimes pronounced by holy men (Gen 9:25; 49:7; Deu 27:15; Jos 6:26). Such curses are not the consequence of passion or revenge, they ar

Dictionaries :: CrocodileInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCrocodile: krok'-o-dil. Crocodile, Land →Nave's Topical BibleCrocodile: See DRAGON

Dictionaries :: Covet, Covetous, CovetousnessVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1VerbStrong's Number: g1937Greek: epithumeoCovet, Covetous, Covetousness:"to fix the desire upon" (epi, "upon," used intensively, thumos, "passion"), whether things good or bad; hence, "to long for, lust after, covet," is used with the meaning "to cove

Dictionaries :: DeVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsStrong's Number: g1161Greek: deDe:ON THE PARTICLE DE The particle de has two chief uses, (a) continuative or copulative, signifying "and," or "in the next place," (b) adversative, signifying "but," or "on the other hand." The first of these, (a), is well illustrated in t

Dictionaries :: Desire (Noun and Verb), DesirousVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1NounStrong's Number: g1939Greek: epithumiaDesire (Noun and Verb), Desirous:"a desire, craving, longing, mostly of evil desires," frequently translated "lust," is used in the following, of good "desires:" of the Lord's "wish" concerning the last Pas

Dictionaries :: Deep SleepInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDeep Sleep:

Dictionaries :: CoppersmithVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Coppersmith:For COPPERSMITH see under BRASS

Dictionaries :: CrucifyVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Crucify:For CRUCIFY see CROSS

Dictionaries :: DecayInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDecay: de-ka':Although this word is still in good use in both its literal sense, of the putrefaction of either animal or vegetable matter, and its derived sense, denoting any deterioration, decline or gradual failure, the Revised Version (British and American) has replaced it by othe