Palaestra

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) See Palestra. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PALAESTRA, PALESTRA. pa-les'-tra. See GAMES, II, 3, (i). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/palaestra.htm - 6k

Palaces (37 Occurrences)

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Jason (5 Occurrences)

... in Jerusalem, so that even the priests neglected the altars and the sacrifices, and hastened to be partakers of the "unlawful allowance" in the palaestra. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jason.htm - 12k

Discus

... It was introduced into Jerusalem by Jason the high priest in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, 175-164 BC, in the Palaestra he had formed there in imitation of ... biblethesaurus.org/d/discus.htm - 7k

Palestra

... 2. (n.) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PALAESTRA, PALESTRA. pa-les'-tra. See GAMES, II, 3, (i). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/palestra.htm - 6k

Palal (1 Occurrence)

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Desolation (131 Occurrences)

... exercised themselves in the gymnastic art of the Greeks, and even priests left their services at the altar to take part in the contest of the palaestra. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/desolation.htm - 46k

Body (562 Occurrences)

... Hence, the expression, "buffet my body" (1 Corinthians 9:27, hupopiazo, a word adopted from the prize-ring, palaestra), the body being considered as the lurking ... biblethesaurus.org/b/body.htm - 59k

Abomination (78 Occurrences)

... exercised themselves in the gymnastic art of the Greeks, and even priests left their services at the altar to take part in the contest of the palaestra. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abomination.htm - 55k

Hercules

... the office of high priest by promising Antiochus an increase of tribute, aided the movement by setting up under the king's authority a Greek palaestra for the ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hercules.htm - 7k

Gymnasium

... university; -- used esp. of German schools of this kind. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GYMNASIUM. jim-na'-zi-um. See GAMES; PALAESTRA. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gymnasium.htm - 6k