Dictionaries :: Apostolic FathersInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaApostolic Fathers: An appellation usually given to the writers of the 1st century who employed their pens in the cause of Christianity. ← Apostolic AgeApostolic Fathers, Epistles Of →

Dictionaries :: AphikEaston's Bible DictionaryAphik: (Jdg 1:31); Aphek (Jos 13:4; 19:30), stronghold. (1.) A city of the tribe of Asher. It was the scene of the licentious worship of the Syrian Aphrodite. The ruins of the temple, "magnificent ruins" in a "spot of strange wildness and beauty", are still seen at Afka, on the north-west slopes of L

Dictionaries :: AnetothiteInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAnetothite: an'-e-toth-it: the King James Version form of Anathothite (thus the Revised Version (British and American) 1Ch 27:12). ← Anethothite

Dictionaries :: AlsoInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAlso: ol'-so: In the Greek kai, when it is equivalent to "also" or "even," is always placed before the word or phrase which it is intended to emphasize (e.g. Ac 12:3; 1 Joh 4:21). Mt 6:14 should therefore read, "Your heavenly Father will forgive you also"; Lu 6:13, "Whom also he named

Dictionaries :: AntiochusEaston's Bible DictionaryAntiochus: the name of several Syrian kings from B.C. 280 to B.C. 65. The most notable of these were, (1.) Antiochus the Great, who ascended the throne B.C. 223. He is regarded as the "king of the north" referred to in Dan 11:13-19. He was succeeded (B.C. 187) by his son, Seleucus Philopater, spo

Dictionaries :: ArchelausEaston's Bible DictionaryArchelaus: ruler of the people, son of Herod the Great, by Malthace, a Samaritan woman. He was educated along with his brother Antipas at Rome. He inherited from his father a third part of his kingdom viz., Idumea, Judea, and Samaria, and hence is called "king" (Mat 2:22). It was for fear of him

Dictionaries :: AppearInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAppear: a-per': Of eight Hebrew originals the chief is ra'ah, "to be seen." Used mainly of God's self-revelations in person and in dreams and visions: "Yahweh appeared unto Abram" (Ge 12:7); to Moses (Ex 3:2); to Solomon (1Ki 3:5). All originals used of Nature's processes, of the ap

Dictionaries :: ApproveInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaApprove: a-proov':This word, as ordinarily used, means "to entertain a favorable opinion concerning" (Ps 49:13; La 3:36). Its Biblical and archaic use conveys a much stronger meaning and is equivalent to its use in legal formalities of today, "to approve a bill," i.e. by some act,

Dictionaries :: AlthoughVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Although:ALTHOUGH: see †, p. 9 W. E. Vine provided the following footnote on page 9 of his expository dictionary: In the following pages † indicates that the word referred to (preposition, conjunction, or particle) is not dealt with in this volume.

Dictionaries :: ArarathInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaArarath: ar'-a-rath: Same as ARARAT (which see).

Dictionaries :: ArchitectureInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaArchitecture: ar'-ki-tek-tur: I. GENERAL HISTORY 1. Plans, Estimates and Measuring 2. Old Testament References II. TEMPLE AND PALACE OF SOLOMON 1. Construction and Materials 2. Style 3. Facts 4. Phoenician Designers III. CONCLUSIONS FROM ACTUAL REMAI

Dictionaries :: Aram-RehobInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAram-Rehob: a-ram-re'-hob.

Dictionaries :: AntichristEaston's Bible DictionaryAntichrist: against Christ, or an opposition Christ, a rival Christ. The word is used only by the apostle John. Referring to false teachers, he says (1Jo 2:18,22; 4:3; 2Jo 1:7), "Even now are there many antichrists." (1.) This name has been applied to the "little horn" of the "king of fierce

Dictionaries :: Antediluvian ChronologyCondensed Biblical CyclopediaAntediluvian Chronology: Everything dates from the creation of Adam. Beyond him all is wrapped in dark and impenetrable mystery. In order to determine the length of time from Adam's creation to the flood we have only to add the ages of the antediluvian patriarchs-Adam, Seth, Eno

Dictionaries :: AmalHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAmal:labor; iniquityInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAmal: a'-mal (‘amal, "toiler"): A son of Helem of the tribe of Asher (1Ch 7:35). Nave's Topical BibleAmal: Son of Helem 1Ch 7:35Smith's Bible DictionaryAmal: (labor) an Asherite, son of Helem (1 Chronicles 7:35).

Dictionaries :: AllayInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAllay: a-la' (heniach, "to cause to rest," "soothe": "Gentleness allayeth [lit., "pacifieth"] great offenses" [Ec 10:4]): The word is applied to what "excites, disturbs and makes uneasy" (Smith, Synonyms Discriminated, 106).

Dictionaries :: Anoint; AnointedInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAnoint; Anointed: a-noint', a-noint'-ed (aleipho, chrio): Refers to a very general practice in the East. It originated from the relief from the effect of the sun that was experienced in rubbing the body with oil or grease. Among rude people the common vegetable or animal f

Dictionaries :: ArHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAr:awakening; uncoveringNave's Topical BibleAr: A City of Moab Num 21:15; Deu 2:9, 18, 24, 29Ar: Destruction Of Num 21:26-30; Isa 15:1Smith's Bible DictionaryAr: (a city) or Ar of Moab, one of the chief places of Moab (Numbers 21:28; Isaiah 15:1). In later times the place known as Areopol

Dictionaries :: AntipasEaston's Bible DictionaryAntipas: (1.) Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great by his Samaritan wife Malthace. He was tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea during the whole period of our Lord's life on earth (Luk 23:7). He was a frivolous and vain prince, and was chargeable with many infamous crimes (Mar 8:15; Luk 3:19; 13:31,32)

Dictionaries :: AphekHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAphek:Aphekah, Aphik, strength; a rapid torrentInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAphek: a'-fek ('apheq, "fortress"; Aphek): (1) In Jos 12:18 we should probably read with the Septuagint "the king of Aphek in Sharon." This may correspond to Aphek in 1Sa 4:1. It was a royal city of t