Citizen (9 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) One who is domiciled in a country, and who is a citizen, though neither native nor naturalized, in such a sense that he takes his legal status from ... biblethesaurus.org/c/citizen.htm - 9k

Fellow-citizen (1 Occurrence)

Fellow-citizen. << Fellow-captives, Fellow-citizen. Fellowcitizens >>. Multi-Version Concordance Fellow-citizen (1 Occurrence). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fellow-citizen.htm - 6k

Citizenship (4 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The rights and privileges of a citizen in distinction from a foreigner (Luke 15:15; 19:14; Acts 21:39). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/citizenship.htm - 16k

Tribune (18 Occurrences)

... "This man is a Roman citizen." (WEY RSV). Acts 22:27 So the Tribune came to Paul and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said. (WEY RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tribune.htm - 12k

Preacher (27 Occurrences)

... Worked out on this basis Qoheleth seems to mean citizenship, or concretely, a citizen-a citizen of such respectability that he is entitled to participate in ... biblethesaurus.org/p/preacher.htm - 48k

Ecclesiastes (1 Occurrence)

... Worked out on this basis Qoheleth seems to mean citizenship, or concretely, a citizen-a citizen of such respectability that he is entitled to participate in ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ecclesiastes.htm - 27k

Lysias (3 Occurrences)

... As the speech of Paul had no pacifying effect, Lysias purposed examining him by scourging; but on learning that his prisoner was a Roman citizen, he desisted ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lysias.htm - 12k

Civil (4 Occurrences)

... 1. (a.) Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/civil.htm - 8k

Appeal (30 Occurrences)

... 11, 12, 21, 25). Paul availed himself of the privilege of a Roman citizen in this matter. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (vt) To make ... biblethesaurus.org/a/appeal.htm - 20k

Scourging (5 Occurrences)

... In the time of the apostles, in consequence of the passing of what was called the Porcian law, no Roman citizen could be scourged in any case (Acts 16:22-37). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/scourging.htm - 12k

Adoption (5 Occurrences)

... 2. Greek: In Greece a man might during his lifetime, or by will, to take effect after his death, adopt any male citizen into the privileges of his son, but ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adoption.htm - 23k

Cilicia (8 Occurrences)

... governor (51-50 BC). The foremost citizen of the province was Saul of Tarsus (Acts 21:39; Acts 22:3; Acts 23:34). Students or pilgrims ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cilicia.htm - 13k

Claudius (3 Occurrences)

... As the speech of Paul had no pacifying effect, Lysias purposed examining him by scourging; but on learning that his prisoner was a Roman citizen, he desisted ... biblethesaurus.org/c/claudius.htm - 15k

Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

... But it is almost certain that, in accordance with Seleucid policy, this reorganization was accompanied by the enlargement of the citizen body, the new citizens ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarsus.htm - 30k

Point (106 Occurrences)

... left him. And the Tribune, too, was frightened when he learnt that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound. (WEY). Acts ... biblethesaurus.org/p/point.htm - 40k

Cross (157 Occurrences)

... Nor was the cross differently considered by the Romans. "Let the very name of the cross be far away not only from the body of a Roman citizen, but even from ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cross.htm - 50k

Divorce (18 Occurrences)

... Paul's claim that he was a Roman citizen was of some value to himself. Would not some Roman citizen have claimed to scrutinize pretty ... biblethesaurus.org/d/divorce.htm - 41k

Citizens (28 Occurrences)

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Persecution (22 Occurrences)

... Indeed it is evident (see Ramsay, Paul the Traveler and the Roman Citizen, 308) that the purpose of Paul's trial being recorded at length in the Acts is to ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persecution.htm - 47k

Taste (46 Occurrences)

... Paul's claim that he was a Roman citizen was of some value to himself. Would not some Roman citizen have claimed to scrutinize pretty ... biblethesaurus.org/t/taste.htm - 59k

Killing (41 Occurrences)

... the Jews, and they were on the point of killing him, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, for I had been informed that he was a Roman citizen... biblethesaurus.org/k/killing.htm - 19k

Usury (17 Occurrences)

... A good citizen of Zion is one who did not put out his money to usury (Psalm 15:5). One who is guilty of this comes to disaster (Proverbs 28:8). 2. In the New ... biblethesaurus.org/u/usury.htm - 15k

Unimportant (2 Occurrences)

... Unimportant (2 Occurrences). Acts 21:39 "I am a Jew," replied Paul, "belonging to Tarsus in Cilicia, and am a citizen of no unimportant city. ... biblethesaurus.org/u/unimportant.htm - 7k

Onesimus (2 Occurrences)

... helpful" (Colossians 4:9 Philemon 1:10)): 1. With Paul in Rome: Onesimus was a slave (Philemon 1:16) belonging to Philemon who was a wealthy citizen of Colosse ... biblethesaurus.org/o/onesimus.htm - 12k

Justus (3 Occurrences)

... sebomenos ton Theon), whose house adjoined the synagogue and who received Paul when the Jews opposed him (Acts 18:7). He was probably a Roman citizen, one of ... biblethesaurus.org/j/justus.htm - 12k

Learnt (12 Occurrences)

... left him. And the Tribune, too, was frightened when he learnt that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound. (WEY). Romans ... biblethesaurus.org/l/learnt.htm - 10k

Greatest (45 Occurrences)

... Hebrews 8:11 They will not teach every man his fellow citizen, and every man his brother, saying,'Know the Lord,' for all will know me, from the least of them ... biblethesaurus.org/g/greatest.htm - 20k

Insignificant (9 Occurrences)

... Multi-Version Concordance Insignificant (9 Occurrences). Acts 21:39 But Paul said, "I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/insignificant.htm - 9k

Iram (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Citizen, chief of an Edomite tribe in Mount Seir (Genesis 36:43). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. IRAM. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/iram.htm - 7k

Ithmah (1 Occurrence)

... ith'-ma (yithmah, "purity"): A citizen of the country of the Moabites, David's deadly enemies, yet mentioned as one of the king's heroes (1 Chronicles 11:46). ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ithmah.htm - 7k

Informed (39 Occurrences)

... the Jews, and they were on the point of killing him, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, for I had been informed that he was a Roman citizen... biblethesaurus.org/i/informed.htm - 17k

Ira (6 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Citizen; wakeful. (1.) A Tekoite, one of David's thirty warriors (2 Samuel 23:26). (2.) An Ithrite, also ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ira.htm - 10k

Intending (24 Occurrences)

... report the matter to the Tribune. "What are you intending to do?" he said. "This man is a Roman citizen." (WEY). Acts 22:30 and on the ... biblethesaurus.org/i/intending.htm - 13k

Fellow-captives (1 Occurrence)

Fellow-captives. << Fellow-captive, Fellow-captives. Fellow-citizen >>. Multi-Version Concordance ... (DBY YLT). << Fellow-captive, Fellow-captives. Fellow-citizen > ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fellow-captives.htm - 6k

Felix (11 Occurrences)

... But Lysias, finding that Paul was a Roman citizen, and that therefore the secret plots against the life of his captive might entail serious consequences upon ... biblethesaurus.org/f/felix.htm - 15k

Festus (14 Occurrences)

... To this request of a Roman citizen accused on a capital charge (compare Acts 25:16), Festus had perforce to give his consent (Acts 25:12). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/festus.htm - 15k

Fellowcitizens (1 Occurrence)

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Flog (7 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:25 But, when they had tied him up with the straps, Paul said to the Captain who stood by, "Does the Law permit you to flog a Roman citizen--and one too ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flog.htm - 8k

Frightened (38 Occurrences)

... left him. And the Tribune, too, was frightened when he learnt that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound. (WEY). Acts ... biblethesaurus.org/f/frightened.htm - 17k

Torture (9 Occurrences)

... him. And the Tribune, too, was frightened when he learnt that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound. (WEY). Hebrews ... biblethesaurus.org/t/torture.htm - 9k

Troops (92 Occurrences)

... the Jews, and they were on the point of killing him, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, for I had been informed that he was a Roman citizen... biblethesaurus.org/t/troops.htm - 34k

Tribute (67 Occurrences)

... After public notice had been given by the government, every citizen was expected to respond without personal visitation by an official (see Luke 2:1;). On the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tribute.htm - 32k

Respectable (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/respectable.htm - 7k

Relationships (1 Occurrence)

... servants and slaves held by the ancient Hebrews, those between host and guest, especially where they became covenant brothers, and between the citizen and the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/relationships.htm - 38k

Ephrathite (3 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A citizen of Ephratah, the old name of Bethlehem (Ruth 1:2; 1 Samuel 17:12), or Bethlehem-Judah. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ephrathite.htm - 7k

Exalt (56 Occurrences)

... 2. (vt) To elevate in rank, dignity, power, wealth, character, or the like; to dignify; to promote; as, to exalt a prince to the throne, a citizen to the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exalt.htm - 27k

Excellent (52 Occurrences)

... in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man, artist, citizen, husband, discourse ... biblethesaurus.org/e/excellent.htm - 24k

David (1052 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/david.htm - 93k

Dead (580 Occurrences)

... 14. (a.) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property; as, one banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dead.htm - 80k

Please (324 Occurrences)

... Acts 21:39 And Paul said, 'I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, of Tarsus of Cilicia, of no mean city a citizen; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people ... biblethesaurus.org/p/please.htm - 36k

Phoebe (1 Occurrence)

... (3) The Greek word prostatis translated "helper" is better "patroness." The masculine is "the title of a citizen in Athens who took charge of the interests of ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoebe.htm - 9k

Praetorian (2 Occurrences)

... Akad. Sitzungsber., 1895, 501; Ramsay, Paul the Traveler and the Rein Citizen, 357; Workman, Persecution in the Early Church, 35). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/praetorian.htm - 15k

Private (32 Occurrences)

... private prayer. 3. (a.) Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or employment; as, a private citizen; private life. 4. (a ... biblethesaurus.org/p/private.htm - 17k

Porcius (1 Occurrence)

... To this request of a Roman citizen accused on a capital charge (compare Acts 25:16), Festus had perforce to give his consent (Acts 25:12). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/porcius.htm - 11k

Permit (36 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:25 But, when they had tied him up with the straps, Paul said to the Captain who stood by, "Does the Law permit you to flog a Roman citizen--and one too ... biblethesaurus.org/p/permit.htm - 16k

Belonging (90 Occurrences)

... (See NAS RSV). Acts 21:39 "I am a Jew," replied Paul, "belonging to Tarsus in Cilicia, and am a citizen of no unimportant city. Give ... biblethesaurus.org/b/belonging.htm - 34k

Beseech (85 Occurrences)

... Acts 21:39 But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beseech.htm - 31k

Babbler (4 Occurrences)

... In fact it was a fairly correct description of the Athenian philosophers themselves in Paul's day. Ramsay, Paul the Traveler and Roman Citizen, 141. T. Rees. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/babbler.htm - 9k

Boy (94 Occurrences)

... years he was expected to learn a trade, and attained to something of independence at that age, though he did not come into full rights as a citizen until he ... biblethesaurus.org/b/boy.htm - 35k

Courts (59 Occurrences)

... They were to be guided by the inalienable rights granted to every citizen by the Hebrew constitution: (1) No man was to be deprived of life, liberty or ... biblethesaurus.org/c/courts.htm - 33k

Caesar's (10 Occurrences)

... At a time when many a private citizen in Rome owned several hundreds of slaves, it need not surprise anyone to know that there was a vastly larger number of ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caesar's.htm - 18k

Conversation (30 Occurrences)

... It there means one's relations to a community as a citizen, ie, citizenship. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) General course of conduct; behavior. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/conversation.htm - 19k

Cili'cia (8 Occurrences)

... Acts 21:39 And Paul said, 'I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, of Tarsus of Cilicia, of no mean city a citizen; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cili'cia.htm - 8k

Crown (94 Occurrences)

... the pine. The Romans bestowed the "civic crown" on him who saved the life of a citizen. It was made of the leaves of the oak. In ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crown.htm - 58k

Citims

Citims. << Cities, Citims. Citizen >>. Int. ... CITIMS. sit'-imz. See CHITTIM (1 Maccabees 8:5 the King James Version). << Cities, Citims. Citizen >>. Reference Bible biblethesaurus.org/c/citims.htm - 6k

Alien (102 Occurrences)

... foreigner; one owing allegiance, or belonging, to another country; a foreign-born resident of a country in which he does not possess the privileges of a citizen... biblethesaurus.org/a/alien.htm - 39k

Adopt (4 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adopt.htm - 7k

Antonius

... But Lysias, finding that Paul was a Roman citizen, and that therefore the secret plots against the life of his captive might entail serious consequences upon ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antonius.htm - 10k

Adopted (10 Occurrences)

... 1. (imp. & pp) of Adopt. 2. (a.) Taken by adoption; taken up as one's own; as, an adopted son, citizen, country, word. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adopted.htm - 9k

Stripes (19 Occurrences)

... 11:24). Paul claimed the privilege of a Roman citizen in regard to the infliction of stripes (Acts 16:37, 38; 22:25-29). Our Lord ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stripes.htm - 12k

Scourge (24 Occurrences)

... It was illegal to apply the flagallum to a Roman citizen (Acts 22:25), since the Porcian and Sempronian laws, 248 and 123 BC, although these laws were not ... biblethesaurus.org/s/scourge.htm - 17k

Sojourner (81 Occurrences)

... verb is applied with slightly varying meanings to anyone who resides in a country or a town of which he is not a full native land-owning citizen; eg, the word ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sojourner.htm - 48k

Straps (10 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:25 But, when they had tied him up with the straps, Paul said to the Captain who stood by, "Does the Law permit you to flog a Roman citizen--and one too ... biblethesaurus.org/s/straps.htm - 9k

Silas (22 Occurrences)

... Silas, who was probably a Roman citizen (compare Acts 16:37), accompanied Paul during the greater part of his 2nd missionary journey (Acts 15-18). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/silas.htm - 21k

Separate (115 Occurrences)

... (There is confusion in the narrative of Antioch of Pisidia and Syrian Antioch.) In Antioch an influential citizen, Alexander by name, became enamored of her ... biblethesaurus.org/s/separate.htm - 71k

Fellow (166 Occurrences)

... Fellow-citizen, Fellow-disciple, Fellow-heirs, Yokefellow, etc. In composition, "fellow" always means partner or companion. WL Walker. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fellow.htm - 42k

Stranger (152 Occurrences)

... verb is applied with slightly varying meanings to anyone who resides in a country or a town of which he is not a full native land-owning citizen; eg, the word ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stranger.htm - 57k

Rome (12 Occurrences)

... But the true cornerstone of Roman liberty was thought to be the lexicon Valeria, which provided that no citizen should be put to death by a magistrate without ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rome.htm - 43k

Areopagus (3 Occurrences)

... youth. Without waiting for a formal accusation the Areopagus could summon any citizen to court, examine, convict and punish him. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/areopagus.htm - 14k

Taxing (3 Occurrences)

... accruing to the temple-treasury from this source (Ant., XIV, vii, 2). It was still collected as the distinctive temple-tax levied upon the citizen as such ... biblethesaurus.org/t/taxing.htm - 35k