Jurisdiction (4 Occurrences)

... case; judicial authority over a cause or class of causes; as, certain suits or actions, or the cognizance of certain crimes, are within the jurisdiction of a ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jurisdiction.htm - 9k

Province (66 Occurrences)

... or direction of any special person; the district or division of a country, especially an ecclesiastical division, over which one has jurisdiction; as, the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/province.htm - 38k

Bethsaida (7 Occurrences)

... Thus Gamala, on the eastern shore, was within the jurisdiction of Josephus, who commanded in Galilee (BJ, II, xx, 4). Judas of Gamala (Ant., XVIII, i, l) is ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethsaida.htm - 19k

Ordinary (17 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) An officer who has original jurisdiction in his own right, and not by deputation. 5. (n.) One who has immediate jurisdiction... biblethesaurus.org/o/ordinary.htm - 12k

Sanhedrim (20 Occurrences)

... Its jurisdiction was greatly curtailed by Herod, and afterwards by the Romans. ... It had jurisdiction of religious matters. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanhedrim.htm - 15k

See (8256 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The ... biblethesaurus.org/s/see.htm - 9k

Sheol (64 Occurrences)

... she'-ol (she'ol): 1. The Name 2. The Abode of the Dead (1) Not a State of Unconsciousness (2) Not Removed from God's Jurisdiction (3) Relation to Immortality ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sheol.htm - 34k

Presbytery (1 Occurrence)

... pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/presbytery.htm - 14k

Areopagus (3 Occurrences)

... In 594 BC the jurisdiction in criminal cases was given to the archons who had discharged the duties of their office well and honorably, consequently to the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/areopagus.htm - 14k

Sanhedrin (19 Occurrences)

... of Christ, the Sanhedrin was formally led by the Sadducean high priests, but practically ruled by the Pharisees (Ant., XVIII, i, 4). 4. Jurisdiction: In the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanhedrin.htm - 27k

Pontius (4 Occurrences)

... the populace "throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee." When Pilate heard of Galilee, he sent the accused to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over that ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pontius.htm - 36k

Pilate (60 Occurrences)

... the populace "throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee." When Pilate heard of Galilee, he sent the accused to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over that ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pilate.htm - 53k

Jupiter (3 Occurrences)

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Arrest (22 Occurrences)

... This jurisdiction was thenceforth transferred to the Roman procurator. The Sanhedrin submitted very reluctantly to this curtailment of its powers. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arrest.htm - 45k

Trial (45 Occurrences)

... This jurisdiction was thenceforth transferred to the Roman procurator. The Sanhedrin submitted very reluctantly to this curtailment of its powers. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trial.htm - 52k

Nehemiah (9 Occurrences)

... Judea after this was annexed to the satrapy of Coele-Syria, and was governed by the high priest under the jurisdiction of the governor of Syria, and the ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nehemiah.htm - 24k

Outlaw (6 Occurrences)

... 3. (vt) To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/o/outlaw.htm - 8k

Official (45 Occurrences)

... 6. (n.) An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/o/official.htm - 20k

Jushab (1 Occurrence)

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Lordship (12 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. 3. (n.) Dominion; power; authority. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lordship.htm - 10k

Learning (40 Occurrences)

... (BBE). Luke 23:7 And learning that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction he sent Him to Herod, for he too was in Jerusalem at that time. (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/learning.htm - 18k

Learned (70 Occurrences)

... (See NIV). Luke 23:7 and having learned that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, remitted him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in those days. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/learned.htm - 26k

Liberty (32 Occurrences)

... cities of Europe. 5. (n.) The place within which certain immunities are enjoyed, or jurisdiction is exercised. 6. (n.) A certain ... biblethesaurus.org/l/liberty.htm - 20k

Gadara

... It maybe taken as certain that the jurisdiction of Gadara, as the chief city in these regions, extended over the country East of the Sea, including the lands ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gadara.htm - 12k

Geber (9 Occurrences)

... A valiant man, (1 Kings 4:19), one of Solomon's purveyors, having jurisdiction over a part of Gilead, comprising all the kingdom of Sihon and part of the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/geber.htm - 10k

Foreigner (99 Occurrences)

... (n.) A person belonging to or owning allegiance to a foreign country; one not native in the country or jurisdiction under consideration, or not naturalized ... biblethesaurus.org/f/foreigner.htm - 41k

Tertullus (2 Occurrences)

... on the time of Felix. They were, however, perfectly willing to submit the whole case to his jurisdiction. It is interesting to compare ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tertullus.htm - 9k

Remitted (4 Occurrences)

... (DBY). Luke 23:7 and having learned that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, remitted him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in those days. (DBY). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/remitted.htm - 7k

Realm (23 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom. 2. (n ... biblethesaurus.org/r/realm.htm - 14k

Empire (8 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent ... biblethesaurus.org/e/empire.htm - 80k

Eparchy (2 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eparchy.htm - 7k

Decree (82 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of ecclesiastical councils. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/decree.htm - 34k

During (182 Occurrences)

... Luke 23:7 When he found out that he was in Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days. (WEB). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/during.htm - 35k

Derbe (4 Occurrences)

... Derbe remained in the province Galatia till about 135 AD, when it passed to the jurisdiction of the triple province Cilicia-Isauria-Lycaonia. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/derbe.htm - 15k

Danger (118 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Authority; jurisdiction; control. 2. (n.) Power to harm; subjection or liability to penalty. 3 ... biblethesaurus.org/d/danger.htm - 38k

Precinct (1 Occurrence)

... 1. (n.) The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority; -- often in the plural; as, the precincts ... biblethesaurus.org/p/precinct.htm - 7k

Principality (3 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) The territory or jurisdiction of a prince; or the country which gives title to a prince; as, the principality of Wales. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/principality.htm - 12k

Provincial (7 Occurrences)

... 3. (a.) of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical; as, a provincial synod. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/provincial.htm - 9k

Peculiar (11 Occurrences)

... 5. (n.) A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PECULIAR. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/peculiar.htm - 13k

Pardon (31 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) A release, by a sovereign, or officer having jurisdiction, from the penalties of an offense, being distinguished from amnesty, which is a general ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pardon.htm - 18k

Before (18954 Occurrences)

... than. 5. (prep.) In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing. 6. (prep.) Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of. 7. (prep ... biblethesaurus.org/b/before.htm - 9k

Below (52 Occurrences)

... 6. (adv.) In hell, or the regions of the dead. 7. (adv.) In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the trial below. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/below.htm - 22k

Belonged (105 Occurrences)

... (See RSV). Luke 23:7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/belonged.htm - 36k

Bishopric (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends. 2. (n.) The office of ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bishopric.htm - 6k

Bithynia (2 Occurrences)

... and disorders led to the sending of Pliny, the lawyer and literary man, as governor, 111 to 113 AD He found Christians under his jurisdiction in such numbers ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bithynia.htm - 11k

Cilicia (8 Occurrences)

... A remnant of this kingdom survives in the separate Armenian catholicate of Sis, which has jurisdiction over few bishoprics, and Armenians are among the most ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cilicia.htm - 13k

Court (172 Occurrences)

... or both. 10. (n.) The session of a judicial assembly. 11. (n.) Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical. 12. (n.) A ... biblethesaurus.org/c/court.htm - 47k

Courts (59 Occurrences)

... which the tens, fifties, and hundreds would not take at all, and the people understood it and would bring them to the higher courts for original jurisdiction. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/courts.htm - 33k

Cognizance (5 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) Recollection; recognition. 3. (n.) Jurisdiction, or the power given by law to hear and decide controversies. 4. (n.) The hearing a matter judicially. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cognizance.htm - 8k

Concurrence (1 Occurrence)

... 4. (n.) A common right; coincidence of equal powers; as, a concurrence of jurisdiction in two different courts. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/c/concurrence.htm - 7k

Conviction (10 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any ... biblethesaurus.org/c/conviction.htm - 12k

Collection (7 Occurrences)

... 7. (n.) The act of inferring or concluding from premises or observed facts; also, that which is inferred. 8. (n.) The jurisdiction of a collector of excise. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/collection.htm - 11k

Chancellor (3 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) A judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the United States is distinctively a court with equity jurisdiction. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chancellor.htm - 8k

Colony (1 Occurrence)

... 1. (n.) A company of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to the jurisdiction of the parent ... biblethesaurus.org/c/colony.htm - 10k

Absolution

... 3. (n.) The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/absolution.htm - 8k

Authority (326 Occurrences)

... Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as ... biblethesaurus.org/a/authority.htm - 69k

Abel-meholah (3 Occurrences)

... Abel-meholah is also mentioned in connection with the jurisdiction of Baana, one of Solomon's twelve commissary officers (1 Kings 4:12) as below Jezreel, with ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abel-meholah.htm - 10k

Appearance (126 Occurrences)

... by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction... biblethesaurus.org/a/appearance.htm - 41k

Abelmeholah (3 Occurrences)

... Abel-meholah is also mentioned in connection with the jurisdiction of Baana, one of Solomon's twelve commissary officers (1 Kings 4:12) as below Jezreel, with ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abelmeholah.htm - 9k

Steward (23 Occurrences)

... 5. (n.) In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands. 6. (vt) To manage as a steward. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/steward.htm - 21k

Sovereign (209 Occurrences)

... 2. (a.) Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign state; a sovereign ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sovereign.htm - 36k

Hauran (2 Occurrences)

... Jaulan, and el-Chauran. It corresponded roughly with the jurisdiction of the modern Turkish governor of Hauran. The Auranites of ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hauran.htm - 11k

Herod's (10 Occurrences)

... (BBE). Luke 23:7 When he found out that he was in Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/herod's.htm - 9k

Presbyter

... It has supervision of the affairs which are general to the churches in its jurisdiction, and the power of review in all matters concerning the local churches ... biblethesaurus.org/p/presbyter.htm - 14k

Heshbon (37 Occurrences)

... The city with its district called Hesebonitis, was also under the jurisdiction of Herod the Great (Ant., XV, vii, 5, where it is described as lying in the ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heshbon.htm - 22k

Judicial (2 Occurrences)

... which the tens, fifties, and hundreds would not take at all, and the people understood it and would bring them to the higher courts for original jurisdiction. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judicial.htm - 25k

Period (43 Occurrences)

... supposed. The judges, who were raised up to meet the various emergencies, seem to have exercised jurisdiction only over limited areas. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/period.htm - 34k

Law (670 Occurrences)

... ROMAN CRIMINAL LAW 1. Jurisdiction in the Royal Period 2. The Right of Appeal (1) Penalties (2) The Porcian Law 3. Popular Jurisdiction Curtailed 4. Jurors 5 ... biblethesaurus.org/l/law.htm - 101k

Sidon (35 Occurrences)

... 7:24-30); also when Herod Agrippa I received a delegation from Tyre and Sidon at Caesarea (Acts 12:20), where it appears to have been outside his jurisdiction. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sidon.htm - 25k

Elder (34 Occurrences)

... In this case the same men would have jurisdiction over civil and religious matters. LITERATURE. Schurer, GJV3, section 23, especially 175 Eng. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elder.htm - 27k

Tabeel (2 Occurrences)

... In this case the same men would have jurisdiction over civil and religious matters. LITERATURE. Schurer, GJV3, section 23, especially 175 Eng. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tabeel.htm - 101k

East (228 Occurrences)

... general mode of the administration of justice, to have been the place where in earlier times cases were tried which were referred to the jurisdiction of the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/east.htm - 51k

Roman (26 Occurrences)

... ROMAN CRIMINAL LAW 1. Jurisdiction in the Royal Period 2. The Right of Appeal (1) Penalties (2) The Porcian Law 3. Popular Jurisdiction Curtailed 4. Jurors 5 ... biblethesaurus.org/r/roman.htm - 101k

Gate (248 Occurrences)

... general mode of the administration of justice, to have been the place where in earlier times cases were tried which were referred to the jurisdiction of the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gate.htm - 63k

Eschatology

... of the prophets, simply a national God, bound up with the land and with this single people; therefore, "possessing neither interest nor jurisdiction in the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eschatology.htm - 70k

Titus (15 Occurrences)

... as his own the work done from centers where he labored, by helpers associated with him, considering the churches thus organized as under his jurisdiction. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/titus.htm - 29k

Government (20 Occurrences)

... While each local church, according to the New Testament, is independent of every other in the sense that no other has jurisdiction over it, yet cooperative ... biblethesaurus.org/g/government.htm - 50k

Macedonia (23 Occurrences)

... road, passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, to Thessalonica, which, though a "free city," and therefore technically exempt from the jurisdiction of the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/macedonia.htm - 40k

Judges (117 Occurrences)

... supposed. The judges, who were raised up to meet the various emergencies, seem to have exercised jurisdiction only over limited areas. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judges.htm - 81k