Culture

... 1. (n.) The act or practice of cultivating, or of preparing the earth for seed and raising crops by tillage; as, the culture of the soil. ...CULTURE. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/culture.htm - 7k

Great (10383 Occurrences)

... and the personal influence of Epaminondas, Philip seems to have united to his admiration for Greek tactics a tincture of Hellenistic culture, and something ... biblethesaurus.org/g/great.htm - 35k

Barbarian (2 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) A person destitute of culture. ... With the spread of Greek language and culture, it came to be used generally for all that was non-Greek. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/barbarian.htm - 10k

Apocalyptic

... attempt to force them to abandon their religion, but the calm contempt of the Hellene who looked down from the superior height of his artistic culture on all ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apocalyptic.htm - 42k

Woman (4043 Occurrences)

... advance against Sisera without her presence and commanding influence (Judges 4:8). Her ode of victory indicates the intellectual endowment and culture of her ... biblethesaurus.org/w/woman.htm - 45k

Wild (147 Occurrences)

... 2. (superl.) Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought forth by unassisted ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wild.htm - 50k

Pontus (3 Occurrences)

... Thus, we catch glimpses of Assyrian culture at Sinope and Amisus, probably as far back as the 3rd millennium BC The period of Hittite domination in Asia Minor ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pontus.htm - 16k

Barbarous (1 Occurrence)

... With the spread of Greek language and culture, it came to be used generally for all that was non-Greek. Philo and Josephus sometimes ... biblethesaurus.org/b/barbarous.htm - 9k

Cultured (1 Occurrence)

... 1. (imp. & pp) of Culture. 2. (a.) Under culture; cultivated. 3. (a.) Characterized by mental and moral training; disciplined; refined; well-educated. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cultured.htm - 6k

Cappadocia (2 Occurrences)

... pastures. The Greek geographers called Cappodax the son of Ninyas, thereby tracing the origin of Cappadocian culture to Assyria. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cappadocia.htm - 10k

Wisdom (320 Occurrences)

... Israel was fully sensible that her culture was beneath that of the surrounding nations, but thought of this as the reverse of defect. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wisdom.htm - 101k

Subapostolic

... to the household of Flavius Clemens." From Paul's time (Philippians 4:22) the imperial household included Christians; and many slaves were men of culture. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/subapostolic.htm - 38k

Sub-apostolic

... to the household of Flavius Clemens." From Paul's time (Philippians 4:22) the imperial household included Christians; and many slaves were men of culture. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sub-apostolic.htm - 38k

Phoenicians

... fe-nish'-ia, fe-nish'-anz: 1. The Land 2. The Colonies 3. The People 4. Arts and Manufactures 5. Commerce and Trade 6. Language and Culture 7. Religion 8 ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoenicians.htm - 38k

Phoenicia (6 Occurrences)

... fe-nish'-ia, fe-nish'-anz: 1. The Land 2. The Colonies 3. The People 4. Arts and Manufactures 5. Commerce and Trade 6. Language and Culture 7. Religion 8 ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoenicia.htm - 40k

Canaan (102 Occurrences)

... 3) A Babylonian Province (4) Jerusalem Founded (5) The Hyksos (6) Egyptian Conquest (7) Tell el-Amarna Tablets 5. The Israelitsh Invasion 6. Culture 7. Art 8 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaan.htm - 64k

Library

... The doorway was guarded on either side by figures of Ea, the god of culture and the inventor of letters, in his robe of fishskin. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/library.htm - 16k

Canaanites (63 Occurrences)

... 3) A Babylonian Province (4) Jerusalem Founded (5) The Hyksos (6) Egyptian Conquest (7) Tell el-Amarna Tablets 5. The Israelitsh Invasion 6. Culture 7. Art 8 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaanites.htm - 55k

Empire (8 Occurrences)

... EMPIRE FOR CHRISTIANITY 1. Pax Romana and the Unification of the World 2. Cosmopolitanism 3. Eclecticism 4. Protection for Greek Culture 5. Linguistically ... biblethesaurus.org/e/empire.htm - 80k

Education (4 Occurrences)

... Among primitive races educational method is simpler and the content of formal instruction less differentiated than on higher culture levels (Ames, PRE). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/education.htm - 40k

Alexander (5 Occurrences)

... and the personal influence of Epaminondas, Philip seems to have united to his admiration for Greek tactics a tincture of Hellenistic culture, and something ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexander.htm - 32k

Babylonia (17 Occurrences)

... indicate that this non-Sem race is not indigenous to the land, and that when they came into the country they had already attained to a fair degree of culture. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/babylonia.htm - 75k

Elamarna

... Abraham was pictured as a pioneer from a land of culture to a distant dark place in the world, and his descendants down to the descent into Egypt were thought ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elamarna.htm - 31k

Tablets (31 Occurrences)

... Abraham was pictured as a pioneer from a land of culture to a distant dark place in the world, and his descendants down to the descent into Egypt were thought ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tablets.htm - 41k

El-amarna

... Abraham was pictured as a pioneer from a land of culture to a distant dark place in the world, and his descendants down to the descent into Egypt were thought ... biblethesaurus.org/e/el-amarna.htm - 31k

Messenger (235 Occurrences)

... There are various degrees of culture shown, as can be seen in any of the large volumes of Grenfell and Hunt, or in the handbooks of Lietzmann, Griechische ... biblethesaurus.org/m/messenger.htm - 101k

Tell (3056 Occurrences)

... Abraham was pictured as a pioneer from a land of culture to a distant dark place in the world, and his descendants down to the descent into Egypt were thought ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tell.htm - 33k

Parthians (1 Occurrence)

... 5. Culture: The Parthians were not a cultured people, but displayed a rude magnificence, making use, to some extent, of remains of Greek culture which they ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parthians.htm - 16k

Proverbs (11 Occurrences)

... For the original impulse to such literary culture the history directs us to the reign of King Solomon; see 1 Kings 4:29-34, where is portrayed, on the part of ... biblethesaurus.org/p/proverbs.htm - 43k

Hellenism

... 2. (n.) The type of character of the ancient Greeks, who aimed at culture, grace, and amenity, as the chief elements in human well-being and perfection. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hellenism.htm - 26k

Roman (26 Occurrences)

... EMPIRE FOR CHRISTIANITY 1. Pax Romana and the Unification of the World 2. Cosmopolitanism 3. Eclecticism 4. Protection for Greek Culture 5. Linguistically ... biblethesaurus.org/r/roman.htm - 101k

Judaeus

... Preeminently an era of transition, it was marked by significant displacements in culture, the effects of which continue to sway mankind even yet. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judaeus.htm - 29k

Philo

... Preeminently an era of transition, it was marked by significant displacements in culture, the effects of which continue to sway mankind even yet. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philo.htm - 29k

Literature (2 Occurrences)

... attempt to force them to abandon their religion, but the calm contempt of the Hellene who looked down from the superior height of his artistic culture on all ... biblethesaurus.org/l/literature.htm - 82k

Hebrews (24 Occurrences)

... HEBREWS, EPISTLE TO THE. he'-brooz, I. TITLE II. LITERARY 1. The Author's Culture and Style 2. Letter, Epistle or Treatise? 3. A Unity or a Composite Work? III. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hebrews.htm - 70k

Tongues (67 Occurrences)

... And yet it is the work of a Galilean fisherman, without culture or training, and his maiden effort." The like distinguished traits are found in Peter's address ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tongues.htm - 61k

Abraham (2539 Occurrences)

... 4. Cultural Conditions: Recent archaeological research has revolutionized our conception of the degree of culture which Abraham could have possessed and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abraham.htm - 50k

Minor (2 Occurrences)

... the way in which they both came under the influence of the Asiatic environment, and impressed the stamp of their vigorous individuality on the culture and the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/minor.htm - 62k

Asia (22 Occurrences)

... the way in which they both came under the influence of the Asiatic environment, and impressed the stamp of their vigorous individuality on the culture and the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asia.htm - 71k

Christianity

... of human life, it approves itself as a religion for all sections and races of mankind, for all grades of civilization and stages of culture, appealing to that ... biblethesaurus.org/c/christianity.htm - 101k

Archaeology

... Professor Sayce reminded his readers that the Greek geographers called Cappadox the son of Ninyas, thereby tracing the origin of Cappadocian culture to Nineveh ... biblethesaurus.org/a/archaeology.htm - 61k

Versions

... Edessa and Samosata. Gregory introduced Greek influence and culture, though maintaining bonds of union with Syria also. When King ... biblethesaurus.org/v/versions.htm - 81k

Jew (34 Occurrences)

... "To other races we owe the splendid inheritance of modern civilization and secular culture; but the religious education of mankind has been the gift of the Jew ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jew.htm - 22k

Josephus

... to families of the priestly aristocracy; consequently he received an excellent education, becoming familiar, not only with Jewish, but with Hellenistic, culture... biblethesaurus.org/j/josephus.htm - 13k

Linen (111 Occurrences)

... the art of spinning from the Egyptians (Exodus 35:25) and continued to rely on them for the finest linen (Proverbs 7:16 Ezekiel 27:7). The culture of flax in ... biblethesaurus.org/l/linen.htm - 50k

Listing (1 Occurrence)

... 5. (n.) The throwing up of the soil into ridges, -- a method adopted in the culture of beets and some garden crops. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/l/listing.htm - 7k

Gnosticism

... Neander has described Gnosticism as "the first notable attempt to introduce into Christianity the existing elements of mental culture, and to render it more ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gnosticism.htm - 38k

Greeks (22 Occurrences)

... 3 Maccabees 3:3, 1 the "Greeks" contrasted with the Jews are simply non-Jews, so called because of the prevalence of Greek institutions and culture, and "Greek ... biblethesaurus.org/g/greeks.htm - 19k

Graecia

... In the 4th century BC many felt, as did Isocrates, that even "Hellene" stood not so much for a distinction in race, as for preeminence of culture, in contrast ... biblethesaurus.org/g/graecia.htm - 21k

Grecians (4 Occurrences)

... 3 Maccabees 3:3, 1 the "Greeks" contrasted with the Jews are simply non-Jews, so called because of the prevalence of Greek institutions and culture, and "Greek ... biblethesaurus.org/g/grecians.htm - 14k

Graft (1 Occurrence)

... Paul assumed that those living about Rome were familiar with the process of grafting olive trees, for olive culture had been adopted by the Greeks and Romans ... biblethesaurus.org/g/graft.htm - 9k

Ill-natured (3 Occurrences)

... 2. (a.) Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. 3. (a.) Intractable; not yielding to culture. Multi-Version Concordance Ill-natured (3 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ill-natured.htm - 7k

Ivy

... Jews were compelled to go in procession to Dionysus, carrying ivy," this plant (Hedera helix) being sacred to the Greek god of wine and of the culture of the ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ivy.htm - 7k

Flavius

... to families of the priestly aristocracy; consequently he received an excellent education, becoming familiar, not only with Jewish, but with Hellenistic, culture... biblethesaurus.org/f/flavius.htm - 13k

Expert (59 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) A specialist in a particular profession or department of science requiring for its mastery peculiar culture and erudition. 4. (n.) A sworn appraiser. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/expert.htm - 25k

Esarhaddon (3 Occurrences)

... Esarhaddon, however, having been infatuated with the ancient culture of the Babylonians, adopted a conciliatory attitude toward the people. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/esarhaddon.htm - 13k

Dream (82 Occurrences)

... and growing out of a natural curiosity to know the future, much significance has been attached to them by people especially of the lower stages of culture. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dream.htm - 47k

Dark (234 Occurrences)

... mysterious; hidden. 3. (a.) Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or intellectual darkness; unrefined; ignorant. 4. (a.) Evincing ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dark.htm - 44k

Desolation (131 Occurrences)

... But in opposition to this class, there were those who, influenced by the Hellenistic culture, introduced by the conquests of Alexander the Great, were inclined ... biblethesaurus.org/d/desolation.htm - 46k

Discipline (63 Occurrences)

... word (sophronismos) meaning "sobering"; in 2 Timothy 3:16 margin, for Greek paideia, "instruction." In classic Greek paideia means "education," mental culture. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/discipline.htm - 25k

Dreamer (4 Occurrences)

... and growing out of a natural curiosity to know the future, much significance has been attached to them by people especially of the lower stages of culture. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dreamer.htm - 18k

Manure (4 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture. 2. (vt) To apply manure to ... biblethesaurus.org/m/manure.htm - 7k

Magician (5 Occurrences)

... This conclusion rests on an assumption that human culture is always progressive, that the movement is uniformly onward and upward. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magician.htm - 24k

Mitylene (1 Occurrence)

... It had 2 harbors and strong fortresses. The city was noted for its high culture and for its zeal for art and science from the earliest times. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mitylene.htm - 9k

Perfection (30 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate culture, skill, or moral ... biblethesaurus.org/p/perfection.htm - 25k

Philistine (63 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philistine.htm - 29k

Babbler (4 Occurrences)

... he retailed odds and ends of knowledge which he had picked up from others, without possessing himself any system of thought or skill of language-without culture... biblethesaurus.org/b/babbler.htm - 9k

Bathing (9 Occurrences)

... But when Greek culture invaded Palestine under Antiochus Epiphanes (circa 168 BC), it brought Greek ideas and Greek bathing establishments with it; and under ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bathing.htm - 15k

Crude (1 Occurrence)

... 5. (superl.) Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude reasoner. 6 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crude.htm - 7k

Confusion (71 Occurrences)

... Another possibility is to see in Genesis 11:1-9 the continuation of Genesis 4:16-24, which it carries on smoothly, with the same distrust of human culture. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/confusion.htm - 39k

Chios (1 Occurrence)

... In modern times large quantities of ochre are mined. The chief industry is the culture of the silkworm, the cocoons being sent to Lyons. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chios.htm - 11k

Canonicity

... the following: (a) Patriarchal Age: No mention is made of writing in the patriarchal age, though it is now known that a high literary culture then prevailed in ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canonicity.htm - 37k

Cultivate (11 Occurrences)

... 3. (vt) To seek the society of; to court intimacy with. 4. (vt) To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cultivate.htm - 10k

Charity (29 Occurrences)

... 6. (n.) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/charity.htm - 23k

Cultivator (1 Occurrence)

biblethesaurus.org/c/cultivator.htm - 7k

Armenian

... Edessa and Samosata. Gregory introduced Greek influence and culture, though maintaining bonds of union with Syria also. When King ... biblethesaurus.org/a/armenian.htm - 18k

Shephelah (2 Occurrences)

... Wheat, barley and olives are the chief products. But ancient wine presses cut in the rocks testify to the culture of the vine in old times. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shephelah.htm - 15k

Scribes (85 Occurrences)

... especially those of the upper class, became tainted with the Hellenism of the age and frequently turned their attention to paganistic culture, thus neglecting ... biblethesaurus.org/s/scribes.htm - 49k

Samuel (129 Occurrences)

... Here his bodily wants and training were attended to by the women who served in the tabernacle, while Eli cared for his religious culture. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/samuel.htm - 90k

Alexandria (4 Occurrences)

... 4. Influence of Alexandria on Culture: With the founding of the University of Alexandria began the "third great epoch in the history of civilization" (Max ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexandria.htm - 31k