Local (5 Occurrences)

... 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion Of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/local.htm - 8k

Earthly (39 Occurrences)

... In Plutarch Mor. 566 D, it occurs in the remarkable phrase, "that which is earthly of the soul." Its meaning is primarily merely local ("being on the earth"). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/earthly.htm - 22k

Presbyter

... 2. Based on the Synagogue Plan: The local synagogue of the Jewish church was under the care and control of a body of representative men called "the elders ... biblethesaurus.org/p/presbyter.htm - 14k

Presbytery (1 Occurrence)

... 2. Based on the Synagogue Plan: The local synagogue of the Jewish church was under the care and control of a body of representative men called "the elders ... biblethesaurus.org/p/presbytery.htm - 14k

Hades (11 Occurrences)

... That dead believers abide in a local Hades cannot be proven from 1 Thessalonians 4:16 1 Corinthians 15:23, for these passages refer to the grave and the body ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hades.htm - 23k

Province (66 Occurrences)

... 6. (n.) Specif.: Any political division of the Dominion of Canada, having a governor, a local legislature, and representation in the Dominion parliament. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/province.htm - 38k

Judge (297 Occurrences)

... continuation of the plan adopted by Moses. Probably the local courts were not organized till the time of David. In the days of the Judges ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judge.htm - 46k

Government (20 Occurrences)

... guv'-ern-ment: I. APPROACH TO SUBJECT 1. The General Sense 2. The Local Sense II. ... Two perfectly distinct senses are found, namely, a general and a local. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/government.htm - 50k

Jupiter (3 Occurrences)

... god in the developed Greek pantheon, and Zeus in turn, in accord with the syncretism of the period, was identified with countless deities in the local cults of ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jupiter.htm - 10k

Fox (2 Occurrences)

... Luke 13:32)): The foxes of different parts of Europe and Western Asia differ more or less from each other, and some authors have given the local tyes distinct ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fox.htm - 13k

Balm (7 Occurrences)

... would traverse the indefinitely bounded tract East of Jordan to which the name Gilead is given, and it was probably thus that the balm received its local name. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/balm.htm - 14k

Astoreth

... ash-to reth (`ashtoreth; plural `ashtaroth; Astarte): 1. Name and Origin 2. Attributes of the Goddess 3. Ashtoreth as a Moon-Goddess 4. The Local Ashtaroth 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/astoreth.htm - 10k

Astarte (2 Occurrences)

... ash-to reth (`ashtoreth; plural `ashtaroth; Astarte): 1. Name and Origin 2. Attributes of the Goddess 3. Ashtoreth as a Moon-Goddess 4. The Local Ashtaroth 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/astarte.htm - 11k

Smart (2 Occurrences)

... 1. (vi) To feel a lively, pungent local pain; -- said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation; as, my finger smarts; these wounds smart. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/smart.htm - 8k

Spikenard (4 Occurrences)

... The margin of the Revised Version in these passages has "pistic nard," pistic being perhaps a local name. Some take it to mean genuine, and others liquid. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/spikenard.htm - 10k

Ministry (44 Occurrences)

... II. TWO KINDS OF MINISTRY 1. The Prophet Ministry (1) Apostles (2) Prophets (3) Teachers 2. The Local Ministry Origin III. THREEFOLD ... biblethesaurus.org/m/ministry.htm - 51k

Greece (15 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GREECE, RELIGION IN ANCIENT. " I. THE GREEK GODS 1. Greek Myths 2. Mythology Distinguished from Religion 3. Local Shrines 4 ... biblethesaurus.org/g/greece.htm - 59k

Ashtoreth (3 Occurrences)

... ash-to reth (`ashtoreth; plural `ashtaroth; Astarte): 1. Name and Origin 2. Attributes of the Goddess 3. Ashtoreth as a Moon-Goddess 4. The Local Ashtaroth 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashtoreth.htm - 14k

Lystra (6 Occurrences)

... The population of Lystra consisted of the local aristocracy of Roman soldiers who formed the garrison of the colonia, of Greeks and Jews (Acts 16:1, 3), and of ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lystra.htm - 14k

Johannine

... The old local worships, whether at Jerusalem or Samaria, had implied some special local mode of Divine presence; and this naturally suggested, if it did not ... biblethesaurus.org/j/johannine.htm - 38k

Ancient (64 Occurrences)

... GREECE, RELIGION IN ANCIENT. " I. THE GREEK GODS 1. Greek Myths 2. Mythology Distinguished from Religion 3. Local Shrines 4. Epithets of the Gods 5. Nature of ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ancient.htm - 98k

Sanctuary (250 Occurrences)

... 1) Slaughter Not Necessarily Sacrificial (2) Sacrifice and Theophany (3) Alleged Plurality of Sanctuaries (4) The Altar of God's House (5) Local Altars in ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanctuary.htm - 63k

Timothy (28 Occurrences)

... The other act which was performed for Timothy's benefit, before he set out with Paul, was that he was ordained by the presbytery or local council of presbyters ... biblethesaurus.org/t/timothy.htm - 38k

Church (110 Occurrences)

... CHURCH 1. Faith 2. Fellowship 3. Unity 4. Consecration 5. Power V. ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH 1. The General and Prophetic Ministry 2. The Local and Practical ... biblethesaurus.org/c/church.htm - 89k

Period (43 Occurrences)

... off. The conflicts in which the Israelites were thus involved were all more or less local in character. ... other. Local home rule prevailed. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/period.htm - 34k

Elder (34 Occurrences)

... the people. They appear as governors (Deuteronomy 31:28), as local magistrates (16:18), administering justice (19:12). They were ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elder.htm - 27k

General (9 Occurrences)

... III. ORIGIN 1. Reverence for Apostles 2. Pious Curiosity 3. Apostolic Authority Desired 4. Interests of Local Churches IV. SOURCES ... biblethesaurus.org/g/general.htm - 49k

Chemosh (8 Occurrences)

... 8. Parallels between Inscription and Old Testament Record: Naturally enough there is considerable obscurity in local and personal allusions. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chemosh.htm - 20k

Baal (94 Occurrences)

... Each locality had its special Baal, and the various local Baals were summed up under the name of Baalim, or "lords." Each Baal had a wife, who was a colourless ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baal.htm - 53k

Omnipresence

... If from the local element entering into the description God's subjection to the limitations of space were inferred, then one might with equal warrant, on the ... biblethesaurus.org/o/omnipresence.htm - 18k

Pontus (3 Occurrences)

... included in the address of the first Epistle of Peter together with the people of four other provinces in Asia Minor (1 Peter 1:1). Local traditions connect ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pontus.htm - 16k

Images (158 Occurrences)

... One thing absolutely proved by recent excavations has been the extent to which the representations of local deities have been modified by the symbolic art of ... biblethesaurus.org/i/images.htm - 70k

Gifts (144 Occurrences)

... Acts 3:7; Acts 5:12-16; 8:07; 19:12; 28:8 f), and the Epistle of James refers to a ministry of healing carried on by the elders of a local church acting in ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gifts.htm - 61k

Jezebel (20 Occurrences)

... alleging herself a prophetess." Some members of the church at Thyatira "under the sway of an influential woman refused to separate from the local guilds where ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jezebel.htm - 26k

Bishop (4 Occurrences)

... and teachers. The Christian elders or presbyters were most likely a council of advice in each local Christian ekklesia. They appear ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bishop.htm - 40k

Canaanites (63 Occurrences)

... of their worship was the sun-god, who was addressed by the general name of Baal, "lord." Each locality had its special Baal, and the various local Baals were ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaanites.htm - 55k

Libraries

... or wood tablets, (2) the gathering of books written for information on more durable material, (3) preserving choice books for posterity by a local series of ... biblethesaurus.org/l/libraries.htm - 38k

Architecture

... 7. Painted Tombs at Marissa: From the 3rd century BC up to the Christian era architecture shows a consistent Greek origin with local character in detail (see ... biblethesaurus.org/a/architecture.htm - 28k

Exploration

... almost every king of the 8th century tells something of his relations with the rulers of Jerusalem or Damascus, throwing immense light on local politics, and ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exploration.htm - 38k

Zillah (3 Occurrences)

... 19, 22). Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) A district or local division, as of a province. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZILLAH. zil ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zillah.htm - 7k

Babylonia (17 Occurrences)

... only the faith of the king, but also the faith of the state itself, the progress of the commonwealth to greater power oftentimes carried some local god into a ... biblethesaurus.org/b/babylonia.htm - 75k

Nazirite (10 Occurrences)

... that on the settlement in Canaan, when the Israelites, having failed to overcome the native population, began to mix freely with them, the local worship, full ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nazirite.htm - 21k

Ordinance (89 Occurrences)

... established by authority; a permanent rule of action; a statute, law, regulation, rescript, or accepted usage; an edict or decree; esp., a local law enacted by ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ordinance.htm - 40k

Juttah (3 Occurrences)

... Dr. Paterson, resident many years in Hebron, states that there is a local Moslem tradition in the district that Yutta was the home of John the Baptist. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/juttah.htm - 9k

Jutah (1 Occurrence)

... Dr. Paterson, resident many years in Hebron, states that there is a local Moslem tradition in the district that Yutta was the home of John the Baptist. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jutah.htm - 8k

Jebus (5 Occurrences)

... the Hebrews as an alternate name, and possibly they may have imagined an earlier name, for Jerusalem from JEBUSITE (which see), the name of the local tribe who ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jebus.htm - 13k

Localities (1 Occurrence)

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Lamentations (6 Occurrences)

... That cavern is still pointed out. "In the face of a rocky hill, on the western side of the city, the local belief has placed `the grotto of Jeremiah.' There ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lamentations.htm - 20k

Lobes (2 Occurrences)

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Leopard (6 Occurrences)

... Like other animals of wide range, it has local varieties, but these shade into each other imperceptibly, and the one specific name, Felis pardus, includes all. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/leopard.htm - 13k

Gleaning (10 Occurrences)

... Gideon touched the local pride of the men of Ephraim when he declared that the glory of their conquest surpassed his, as the gleanings of their vineyards did ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gleaning.htm - 12k

Gadara

... The place might therefore be called with propriety, either "land of the Gerasenes," with reference to the local center, or "land of the Gadarenes," with ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gadara.htm - 12k

Gathhepher (1 Occurrence)

... These indications agree with the local tradition which identifies Gath-hepher with el-Meshhed, a village with ancient ruins on a height North of the road as ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gathhepher.htm - 8k

Gath-hepher (2 Occurrences)

... These indications agree with the local tradition which identifies Gath-hepher with el-Meshhed, a village with ancient ruins on a height North of the road as ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gath-hepher.htm - 8k

Wolf (4 Occurrences)

... While there are local varieties which some consider to be distinct species, it is allowable to regard all the wolves of both North America, Europe, and ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wolf.htm - 13k

Iconium (6 Occurrences)

... Other ancient authorities who knew the local conditions well speak of Iconium as Phrygian until far into the Roman imperial period. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/iconium.htm - 12k

Interrupted (1 Occurrence)

... 3. (a.) Irregular; -- said of any arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/interrupted.htm - 7k

Fast (157 Occurrences)

... (2.) 2 Chronicles 20:3; (3.) Jeremiah 36:6-10; (4.) Nehemiah 9:1. There were also local fasts. (1.) Judges 20:26; (2.) 2 Samuel 1:12; (3.) 1 Samuel 31:13; ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fast.htm - 49k

Famine (99 Occurrences)

... They were generally caused by local irregularities of the rainfall, by destructive hail storms (Exodus 9:23, 11, 32), by ravages of insects (Exodus 10:15 Joel 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/famine.htm - 49k

Freckled (1 Occurrence)

... skin disease is described by Hippocrates as usually of no great importance and indicative of a sluggishness of body; it is probably some form of local psoriasis ... biblethesaurus.org/f/freckled.htm - 7k

Taxes (19 Occurrences)

... me. (BBE DBY). Luke 19:2 There was a man there called Zacchaeus, who was the local surveyor of taxes, and was wealthy. (WEY). Luke ... biblethesaurus.org/t/taxes.htm - 14k

Third (192 Occurrences)

... 6. (n.) The third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is entitled to enjoy during her life. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/third.htm - 39k

Tabor (12 Occurrences)

... The worshippers, bringing with them the "abundance of the sea" and the "treasures of the sand," would be a source of profit to the local authorities. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tabor.htm - 21k

Tabeel (2 Occurrences)

... The elders served as local magistrates, in bringing murderers to trial (Deuteronomy 19:12; Deuteronomy 21:1 Joshua 20:4), punishing a disobedient son ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tabeel.htm - 101k

Rate (23 Occurrences)

... 5. (n.) A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public use, according to its income or value; esp., in England, a local tax; as, parish rates; town ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rate.htm - 15k

Raca (1 Occurrence)

... three stages of anger, with three corresponding grades of punishment: (1) the inner feeling of anger (orgizomenos), to be punished by the local or provincial ... biblethesaurus.org/r/raca.htm - 10k

Era

... Tyre had a local era which began in 126 BC, and Sidon one beginning in 112 BC; and most of the towns on the coast used the era of Alexander, dating from the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/era.htm - 10k

En-gannim (3 Occurrences)

... village on the southern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, with beautiful gardens, fruitful orchards and plentiful supplies of water from the local springs. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/en-gannim.htm - 9k

Engannim (3 Occurrences)

... village on the southern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, with beautiful gardens, fruitful orchards and plentiful supplies of water from the local springs. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/engannim.htm - 8k

Dream (82 Occurrences)

... Even the cultured are not without a superstitious awe and dread of dreams, attaching to them different interpretations according to local color and custom. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dream.htm - 47k

Dialect (6 Occurrences)

... or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dialect.htm - 8k

Decapolis (3 Occurrences)

... dated their eras. They were independent of the local tetrarchy, and answerable directly to the governor of Syria. They enjoyed the ... biblethesaurus.org/d/decapolis.htm - 10k

Dreamer (4 Occurrences)

... Even the cultured are not without a superstitious awe and dread of dreams, attaching to them different interpretations according to local color and custom. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dreamer.htm - 18k

Dorcas (3 Occurrences)

... There is a local memorial in the "Tabitha School" in Jaffa devoted to the care and education of poor girls. Her restoration to life by Peter is recorded. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dorcas.htm - 9k

Perch (2 Occurrences)

... 6. (n.) In solid measure: A mass 16/ feet long, 1 foot in height, and 1/ feet in breadth, or 24/ cubic feet (in local use, from 22 to 25 cubic feet); -- used ... biblethesaurus.org/p/perch.htm - 8k

Perga (3 Occurrences)

... While Attalia was the chief Greek and Christian city of Pamphylia, Perga was the seat of the local Asiatic goddess, who corresponded to Artemis or Diana of the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/perga.htm - 10k

Praetorian (2 Occurrences)

... cit., 101), "All attempts to give a local sense to `praetorium' thus fail for want of evidence." Lightfoot accordingly defends the interpretation, "the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/praetorian.htm - 15k

Paphos (2 Occurrences)

... 4. The Temple and Cult: But the chief glory of Paphos and the source of its fame was the local cult, of which the kings and their descendants remained ... biblethesaurus.org/p/paphos.htm - 14k

Beroea (4 Occurrences)

... Marcus N. Tod (2) The place where Menelaus the ex-high priest was executed by order of Antiochus Eupator, the victim, according to local custom, being cast ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beroea.htm - 11k