Dictionaries :: Changer (Money-changer)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g2855Greek: kollubistesChanger (Money-changer):from kollubos (lit., "clipped"), "a small coin or rate of change" (koloboo signifies "to cut off, to clip, shorten," Mat 24:22), denotes "a money-changer," lit., money-clipper, Mat 21:12; Mar 11:

Dictionaries :: ChanceEaston's Bible DictionaryChance: (Luk 10:31). "It was not by chance that the priest came down by that road at that time, but by a specific arrangement and in exact fulfilment of a plan; not the plan of the priest, nor the plan of the wounded traveller, but the plan of God. By coincidence (Gr. sungkuria) the priest came down

Dictionaries :: BuckleInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBuckle: buk'-'-l (porpe): As a mark of favor Jonathan Maccabeus was presented by Alexander Balas with a buckle of gold (1 Macc 10:89), the wearing of which was restricted to the blood royal. The buckle was used for fastening the mantle or outer robe on the shoulder or chest.

Dictionaries :: Burnt (Offering)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g3646Greek: holokautomaBurnt (Offering):denotes "a whole burnt offering" (holos, "whole," kautos, for kaustos, a verbal adjective from kaio, "to burn"), i.e., "a victim," the whole of which is burned, as in Exd 30:20; Lev 5:12; 23:8, 25, 27. It is u

Dictionaries :: CharacaInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCharaca: kar'-a-ka.

Dictionaries :: Chadias, They Of; ChadiasaiInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaChadias, They Of; Chadiasai: ka'-di-as, ka'-di-a-si; (the Revised Version (British and American) Codex Alexandrinus, Chadasai; Codex Vaticanus, hoi Chadiasai): The inhabitants of the city here referred to returned with Zerubbabel, along with the Ammidioi (1Es 5:

Dictionaries :: Chiefs of AsiaEaston's Bible DictionaryChiefs of Asia: "Asiarchs," the title given to certain wealthy persons annually appointed to preside over the religious festivals and games in the various cities of proconsular Asia (Act 19:31). Some of these officials appear to have been Paul's friends.

Dictionaries :: ChalcedonyEaston's Bible DictionaryChalcedony: Mentioned only in Rev 21:19, as one of the precious stones in the foundation of the New Jerusalem. The name of this stone is derived from Chalcedon, where it is said to have been first discovered. In modern mineralogy this is the name of an agate-like quartz of a bluish colour. Pliny

Dictionaries :: Chain; ChainsInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaChain; Chains: chan, chanz: Chains were used by the Hebrews: (1) As ornaments: ‘ets‘adhah, neTiphah, ‘anaq, rabhidh, sharsherah, rattoq. As ornaments for the person they were worn about the ankles (Nu 31:50; Isa 3:20) and about the neck (So 4:9; Eze 16:11).

Dictionaries :: BoozInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBooz: bo'-oz (TR, Booz; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, Boes): the King James Version, Greek form of Boaz (thus, the Revised Version (British and American)) (Mt 1:5; Lu 3:32). Nave's Topical BibleBooz: See BOAZSmith's Bible DictionaryBooz: (Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:32

Dictionaries :: ChampionEaston's Bible DictionaryChampion: (1Sa 17:4,23), properly "the man between the two," denoting the position of Goliath between the two camps. Single combats of this kind at the head of armies were common in ancient times. In ver. 51 this word is the rendering of a different Hebrew word, and properly denotes "a mighty man.

Dictionaries :: Bridegroom; Bridegroom, Friend OfInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBridegroom; Bridegroom, Friend Of: brid'-groom; ← Bride-Chamber, Sons (Children) of The

Dictionaries :: ChariotsTorrey's New Topical TextbookChariots: Carriages for Travelling, &c Gen 46:29Chariots: Carriages Used in War 1Ki 20:25Chariots: Wheels Of, Described 1Ki 7:33Chariots: Bound with Traces Mic 1:13Chariots: Drawn By Horses 2Ki 10:2; Sgs 1:9 Asses and camels Isa 21:7Chariots: Value of in Solomon's Time

Dictionaries :: BriberyInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBribery: brib'-er-i (shochadh, "a gift," in a corrupt sense, "a bribe"): The Hebrew law condemns everything that would tend to impair the impartial administration of justice, particularly the giving and receiving of gifts or bribes, in order to pervert judgment (Ex 23:8). Allusions

Dictionaries :: BrooksTorrey's New Topical TextbookBrooks: Canaan Abounded With Deu 8:7Brooks: Often Ran over Pebbles 1Sa 17:40; Job 22:24Brooks: Borders Of, Favourable To Grass 1Ki 18:5 Willows Lev 23:40; Job 40:22 Reeds Isa 19:7Brooks: Abounded with Fish Isa 19:8Brooks: Afforded Protection to a Country Isa 19:6Brooks

Dictionaries :: Chew; CudInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaChew; Cud: choo, chu, (ma‘aleh gerah, literally "bringing up" (American Revised Versions margin), i.e. "chewing the cud," from garar, "to roll," "ruminate"): One of the marks of cleanliness, in the sense of fitness for food, of a quadruped, given in Le 11:3 and De 14:6, is t

Dictionaries :: Chief MusicianInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaChief Musician: mu-zish'-an. ← Chief Friends; Good MenChief Seats →

Dictionaries :: BossInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBoss: bos: Occurs only in the plural as a translation of gabh =" arch," or "protuberance," referring to the curved ornaments of a shield (Job 15:26), the central knob of the buckler. Nave's Topical BibleBoss: Of a Shield Job 15:26

Dictionaries :: ChaereasInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaChaereas: ke'-re-as (Chaireas; the King James Version Chereas): Brother of Timotheus, the Ammonite leader against Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:6). He held the fortress of Gazara (the "Jazer" of 1 Macc 5:8) to which Timotheus fled from Judas. The latter pursued him and captured the fo

Dictionaries :: Body-GuardInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBody-Guard: bod'-i-gard: The expression occurs in Apocrypha (1 Esdras 3:4), "the body-guard that kept the king's person." ← Body, Spiritual