Dictionaries :: CourtesyNave's Topical BibleCourtesy: See MANNERS

Dictionaries :: Cover, CoveringVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1VerbStrong's Number: g2572Greek: kaluptoCover, Covering:signifies "to cover," Mat 8:24; 10;26; Luk 8:16; 23:30; Jam 5:20 (RV); 1Pe 4:8; to veil, in 2Cr 4:3 (RV; AV, "hid"). See HIDE. Note: Cp. the corresponding noun kalumma, "a veil," 2Cr 3:13-16. See VEIL.

Dictionaries :: CorneliusEaston's Bible DictionaryCornelius: a centurion whose history is narrated in Acts 10. He was a "devout man," and like the centurion of Capernaum, believed in the God of Israel. His residence at Caesrea probably brought him into contact with Jews who communicated to him their expectations regarding the Messiah; and thus h

Dictionaries :: Cords, SmallInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCords, Small: kordz (schoinion, the diminutive of schoinos, "a rush," hence, "a rope of rushes"): Translated "small cords" (Joh 2:15 the King James Version; the Revised Version (British and American) "cords"). The same word is translated "ropes" in Ac 27:32. See also Job 41:2

Dictionaries :: DespotismNave's Topical BibleDespotism: See GOVERNMENT, MONARCHICAL, TYRANNY IN

Dictionaries :: Criticism of the BibleInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCriticism of the Bible: krit'-i-siz'-m: Criticism in General I. Divisions 1. Lower or Textual Criticism 2. Higher Criticism II. LOWER OR TEXTUAL CRITICISM 1. Origin of the Science 2. Methods Employed 3. Causes of Error 4. Weighing of Authoriti

Dictionaries :: DekarHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryDekar:forceInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDekar: de'-kar (deqer, "lancer"): Father of one of Solomon's commissaries (1Ki 4:9 the King James Version). Nave's Topical BibleDekar: Father of One of Solomon's Purveyors 1Ki 4:9Smith's Bible DictionaryDekar: (a lancer). The son of

Dictionaries :: Devil, DevlishVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g1228Greek: diabolosDevil, Devlish:"an accuser, a slanderer" (from diaballo, "to accuse, to malign"), is one of the names of Satan. From it the English word "Devil" is derived, and should be applied only to Satan, as a proper name. Daimon, "a demon,"

Dictionaries :: CupbearerInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCupbearer: kup'-bar-er (mashqeh, "one giving drink"; oinochoos): An officer of high rank at ancient oriental courts, whose duty it was to serve the wine at the king's table. On account of the constant fear of plots and intrigues, a person must be regarded as thoroughly trustworth

Dictionaries :: DecreesNave's Topical BibleDecrees: Of the Medes Irrevocable, Dan 6:14, 15.Decrees: From the Congregation in Jerusalem Act 16:4; with Act 15:28, 29

Dictionaries :: DefyInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDefy: de-fi' (charaph, za‘am): In 1Sa 17:10,25,26,36,45 (the story of David and Goliath) and kindred passages, this word is used in its most familiar sense-"to taunt," "challenge to combat" (Hebrew charaph). In Nu 23:7,8 "denounce" would be a better translation than "defy" (Hebre

Dictionaries :: Delighting in GodTorrey's New Topical TextbookDelighting in God: Commanded Psa 37:4Delighting in God: Reconciliation Leads To Job 22:21,26Delighting in God: Observing the Sabbath Leads To Isa 58:13,14Delighting in God: Saints' Experience In Communion with God Sgs 2:3 The law of God Psa 1:1; 119:24,35 The good

Dictionaries :: Desert (Noun and Adjective)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1NounStrong's Number: g2047Greek: eremiaDesert (Noun and Adjective):primarily "a solitude, an uninhabited place," in contrast to a town or village, is translated "deserts" in Hbr 11:38; "the wilderness" in Mat 15:33, AV, "a desert place," RV; so in Mar 8

Dictionaries :: Deluge, TheTorrey's New Topical TextbookDeluge, The: Sent as a punishment for the extreme wickedness of man Gen 6:5-7,11-13,17Deluge, The: Called The Flood Gen 9:28 Waters of Noah Isa 54:9Deluge, The: Noah Forewarned Of Gen 6:13; Hbr 11:7Deluge, The: Long-Suffering of God Exhibited in Deferring Gen 6:3; 1Pe 3:20

Dictionaries :: Deuel, or DeuelSmith's Bible DictionaryDeuel, or Deuel: (invocation of God) father of Eliasaph, the "captain" of the tribe of Gad at the time of the numbering of the people at Sinai (Numbers 1:14; 7:42; 7:47; 10:20). (B.C. 1491) The same man is mentioned again in Numbers 2:14 but here the name appears as Ruel.

Dictionaries :: DehortInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDehort: de-hort' (apostrepho; the Revised Version (British and American) DISSUADE): Not found in the English Bible; once only in Apocrypha (1 Macc 9:9). An obsolete English word; the opposite of "exhort." It means "to dissuade," "to forbid," "to restrain from."

Dictionaries :: Despite; DespitefulInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDespite; Despiteful: de-spit', de-spit'-fool: "Despite" is from Latin despectus, "a looking down upon." As a noun (=" contempt") it is now generally used in its shortened form, "spite," while the longer form is used as a preposition (=" in spite of"). In English Version

Dictionaries :: CuthahEaston's Bible DictionaryCuthah: one of the Babylonian cities or districts from which Shalmaneser transplanted certain colonists to Samaria (2Ki 17:24). Some have conjectured that the "Cutheans" were identical with the "Cossaeans" who inhabited the hill-country to the north of the river Choaspes. Cuthah is now identified wi

Dictionaries :: Deacon; DeaconessInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDeacon; Deaconess: de'-k'-n, de'-k'-n-es: The term diakonos, and its cognates occur many times in the New Testament, as do its synonyms huperetes, and doulos, with their respective cognates. It may be said in general that the terms denote the service or ministration of th

Dictionaries :: CurtainsNave's Topical BibleCurtains: For the Tabernacle Exd 26; 27:9-18; 36:8-18Curtains: In the Palace of Ahasuerus Est 1:6Curtains: References Concerning See TABERNACLE; TAPESTRY.Curtains: Figurative Isa 40:22; 54:2; Jer 4:20; 10:20; 49:29