Alexandria (4 Occurrences)

... Many Jews from Alexandria were in Jerusalem, where they had a synagogue (Acts 6:9), at the time of Stephen's martyrdom. ... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ALEXANDRIA. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexandria.htm - 31k

Agrapha

... in Greek papyri in its primary sense of "unwritten," "unrecorded." In early Christian literature, especially in the writings of Clement of Alexandria, it was ... biblethesaurus.org/a/agrapha.htm - 21k

Fourth (87 Occurrences)

... The oldest extant name is "The Prophet Ezra" (Esdras ho prophetes; see Clement of Alexandria, Strom., iii.16): It has been often called the Latin Esdras ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fourth.htm - 43k

Septuagint

... The Jewish commercial settlers at Alexandria, forced by circumstances to abandon their language, clung tenaciously to their faith; and the translation of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/septuagint.htm - 38k

Ptolemy

... On his victorious return to Alexandria, Philopator assumed a very anti-Jewish attitude, and indeed caused discontent generally among his subjects. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/ptolemy.htm - 17k

Version

... It is, however, an established fact that this version was made at Alexandria; that it was begun about 280 BC, and finished about 200 or 150 BC; that it was the ... biblethesaurus.org/v/version.htm - 37k

Nanaea

... She was identified with Ishtar in Assyria and Ashtoreth in Phoenicia, by the Greeks as Aphrodite (Clement of Alexandria Protr., 19), but sometimes as Artemis ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nanaea.htm - 8k

Jeremy (2 Occurrences)

... 5. Authorship, Date and Aim: The writer was almost certainly a resident in Alexandria toward the close of the last century BC The Greek of the book, the ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jeremy.htm - 12k

Judaeus

... We have no exact information about either date. He was a native of Alexandria, Egypt. His relatives were wealthy and prominent, probably sacerdotal, Jews. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judaeus.htm - 29k

Magi (4 Occurrences)

... But Clement of Alexandria, Diodorus of Tarsus, Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Juvencus, Prudentius and others are probably right in bringing them from Persia ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magi.htm - 26k

Philo

... We have no exact information about either date. He was a native of Alexandria, Egypt. His relatives were wealthy and prominent, probably sacerdotal, Jews. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philo.htm - 29k

Apollos (11 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A Jew "born at Alexandria," a man well versed in the Scriptures and eloquent (Acts 18:24; RV, "learned"). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apollos.htm - 16k

Antioch (21 Occurrences)

... province in Asia. It ranked third, after Rome and Alexandria, in point of importance, of the cities of the Roman empire. It was ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antioch.htm - 27k

Alexandrian (3 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; as, the Alexandrian library. 2. (a.) Applied to a kind of heroic verse. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexandrian.htm - 7k

Sailing (23 Occurrences)

... (WEY). Acts 27:6 There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sailing.htm - 13k

Dispersion (4 Occurrences)

... This migration began in the days of Solomon (2 Kings 18:21, 24; Isaiah 30:7). Alexander the Great placed a large number of Jews in Alexandria, which he had ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dispersion.htm - 44k

Luke (4 Occurrences)

... work of Paul. Other stories make Luke live in Alexandria and Achaia and narrate that he died in Achaia or Bithynia. But we know ... biblethesaurus.org/l/luke.htm - 55k

Trade (33 Occurrences)

... The history of the 4th century is very obscure, but for the later commercial history of the Jews the foundation of Alexandria (332 BC) was a fact of ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trade.htm - 40k

Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

... It was distinguished for its wealth and for its schools of learning, in which it rivalled, nay, excelled even Athens and Alexandria, and hence was spoken of as ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarsus.htm - 30k

Sirach

... Euseb., etc.) he panaretos sophia, "the all virtuous wisdom," or simply he panaretos, "the all virtuous (one)," or (Clement of Alexandria) paidagogos, "teacher ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sirach.htm - 34k

Jude (4 Occurrences)

... Clement of Alexandria "gave concise expositions of all the canonical Scriptures, not omitting the disputed books-the Epistle of Jude and the other Catholic epp ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jude.htm - 40k

Apocrypha

... III. USAGE AS TO APOCRYPHA 1. Early Christian Usage "Apocalyptic" Literature 2. The Eastern Church (1) "Esoteric" Literature (Clement of Alexandria, etc.) (2 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apocrypha.htm - 48k

Gospels

... Jewish Christians, for example, settled in Alexandria, might use this gospel, while native Christians, as suggested by Harnack, might use the Gospel of the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gospels.htm - 73k

Great (10383 Occurrences)

... 6. Founding of Alexandria and Visit to the Shrine of Jupiter Ammon: When he entered Egypt, the whole country submitted without a struggle. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/great.htm - 35k

Alexander (5 Occurrences)

... It has been conjectured that he may have been the Alexander who was a brother of Philo, and who was also the alabarch or magistrate of the city of Alexandria. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexander.htm - 32k

Philosophy (1 Occurrence)

... cities of Asia, Syria and Egypt, but the only extensive account of it remaining is found in the works of Philo, the Jewish philosopher of Alexandria (see PHILO ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philosophy.htm - 27k

Papyrus (4 Occurrences)

... of Egypt (332 BC), and the subsequent Ptolemaic dynasty, Greeks came more than ever before into Egypt, and from Greek centers like Alexandria and Arsinoe in ... biblethesaurus.org/p/papyrus.htm - 34k

Synagogue (52 Occurrences)

... synagogue: eg Damascus (Acts 9:2), Salamis (Acts 13:5), Antioch of Pisidia (Acts 13:14), Thessalonica (Acts 17:1), Corinth (Acts 18:4), Alexandria (Philo, Leg ... biblethesaurus.org/s/synagogue.htm - 50k

Hebrews (24 Occurrences)

... The theory of Clement of Alexandria, that the work was a translation from Hebrew, was merely an inference from the supposition that it was first addressed to ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hebrews.htm - 70k

Apocalyptic

... remote future. A side product of this same movement was the composition, mainly in Alexandria, of the Sibylline books. The literary ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apocalyptic.htm - 42k

Subapostolic

... Dionysius of Corinth (170 AD) refers to it as written by the agency of (dia) Clement (Historia Ecclesiastica, IV, 23); Clement of Alexandria states distinctly ... biblethesaurus.org/s/subapostolic.htm - 38k

Sub-apostolic

... Dionysius of Corinth (170 AD) refers to it as written by the agency of (dia) Clement (Historia Ecclesiastica, IV, 23); Clement of Alexandria states distinctly ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sub-apostolic.htm - 38k

Esdras

... The oldest extant name is "The Prophet Ezra" (Esdras ho prophetes; see Clement of Alexandria, Strom., iii.16): It has been often called the Latin Esdras ... biblethesaurus.org/e/esdras.htm - 29k

New (1850 Occurrences)

... Basilides eg, who taught in Alexandria during the reign of Hadrian (AD 117-38), had for his secret authority the secret tradition of the apostle Matthias and ... biblethesaurus.org/n/new.htm - 101k

Ephesians (4 Occurrences)

... According to the addenda to the eighth book of the Stromateis of Clement of Alexandria, Theodotus, a contemporary of Valentinus, quoted Ephesians 4:10 and 30 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ephesians.htm - 48k

Canon

... Basilides eg, who taught in Alexandria during the reign of Hadrian (AD 117-38), had for his secret authority the secret tradition of the apostle Matthias and ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canon.htm - 68k

Education (4 Occurrences)

... and granted to them the privilege of seir-government, and the maintenance of their own social and religious customs, both at home and in Alexandria, the new ... biblethesaurus.org/e/education.htm - 40k

Ethiopia (26 Occurrences)

... the other, Frumentius, succeeded in converting the king and his people to Christianity, and later was himself consecrated by Athanasius of Alexandria as the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ethiopia.htm - 45k

Matthew (5 Occurrences)

... Clement of Alexandria (Strom., iv.9) gives the explicit denial of Heracleon that Matthew suffered martyrdom. GH Schodde. MATTHEW, THE GOSPEL OF. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/matthew.htm - 38k

According (7613 Occurrences)

... Clement of Alexandria early in the 3rd century quotes from it an apocryphal saying with the same formula as he employs for quotation of Holy Scripture (Strom ... biblethesaurus.org/a/according.htm - 62k

Ship (122 Occurrences)

... (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Acts 27:6 There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/ship.htm - 36k

Literature (2 Occurrences)

... remote future. A side product of this same movement was the composition, mainly in Alexandria, of the Sibylline books. The literary ... biblethesaurus.org/l/literature.htm - 82k

Yoke-fellow (1 Occurrence)

... Renan's idea is a modification of an opinion which is as old as Clement of Alexandria, that Paul here referred to his own wife. ... biblethesaurus.org/y/yoke-fellow.htm - 9k

Yokefellow

... Renan's idea is a modification of an opinion which is as old as Clement of Alexandria, that Paul here referred to his own wife. ... biblethesaurus.org/y/yokefellow.htm - 9k

Second (2060 Occurrences)

... ii.4 and vi.1), and in the Epistle to Diognetus 5 12, while it is amply attested to by Irenaeus, Athenagoras, Theophilus, Tertullian and Clement of Alexandria. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/second.htm - 96k

Versed (5 Occurrences)

... Acts 18:24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was a native of Alexandria, a man of great learning and well versed in the Scriptures. (WEY RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/v/versed.htm - 8k

Zephaniah (11 Occurrences)

... in the Stichometry of Nicephorus and another list practically identical with this; a quotation from it is also preserved by Clement of Alexandria (Strom., v. 11 ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zephaniah.htm - 32k

Zenas (1 Occurrence)

... And he adds the injunction that he desires him to "bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos"-Paul's old friend from Alexandria-with him "on their journey diligently ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zenas.htm - 10k

Naomi (25 Occurrences)

... Artax. xxvii), Tanais (Clement of Alexandria, loc. cit.), also Tanath, sometimes in Phoenician inscriptions, Tanata, Anta (Egyptian). ... biblethesaurus.org/n/naomi.htm - 17k

Nicolaitans (2 Occurrences)

... by Nicolaus, the proselyte of Antioch, who was one of the seven chosen to serve at the tables (Acts 6:5). Irenaeus, as also Clement of Alexandria (Strom., ii.20 ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nicolaitans.htm - 10k

Nimrah (3 Occurrences)

... nim'-ra (nimrah; Codex Vaticanus Nambra; Codex Alexandrinus Ambram), or (beth nimrah; Codex Vaticanus Namram; Codex Alexandria Ambran (Numbers 32:36); Codex ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nimrah.htm - 8k

Native (35 Occurrences)

... Acts 18:24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was a native of Alexandria, a man of great learning and well versed in the Scriptures. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/native.htm - 19k

Nile (37 Occurrences)

... Nubia and Egypt 1,900 miles and empties into the Mediterranean Sea, in latitude 32 degree North, through 2 mouths, the Rosetta, East of Alexandria, and the ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nile.htm - 29k

Josephus

... Josephus worked upon the superstitions of the general, and so ingratiated himself that Vespasian took him to Alexandria in his train. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/josephus.htm - 13k

Libertines (1 Occurrence)

... In the other were men from two African towns (Cyrene and Alexandria), therefore the Libertines must have been African also, all forming an African synagogue. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/libertines.htm - 11k

Lady (37 Occurrences)

... This is the translation favored by Clement of Alexandria, who says of the epistle: scripta vero est ad quandam Babyloniam nomine Electam, significat autem ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lady.htm - 22k

Learning (40 Occurrences)

... Acts 18:24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was a native of Alexandria, a man of great learning and well versed in the Scriptures. (WEY BBE). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/learning.htm - 18k

Lycia (1 Occurrence)

... was also a trading-center. Here, according to Acts 27:5-38, Paul found a grain ship from Alexandria. For some time Myra was the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lycia.htm - 9k

Wintered (1 Occurrence)

... Acts 28:11 After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was "The Twin Brothers." (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wintered.htm - 6k

Winter (22 Occurrences)

... Acts 28:11 After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was "The Twin Brothers." (Root in WEB KJV WEY ... biblethesaurus.org/w/winter.htm - 14k

Ir-ha-heres

... called by the Greeks Leontopolis (Tell el-Yehudiyeh), and the worship of Yahweh was set up at Elephantine, and the Jews were a great power at Alexandria and at ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ir-ha-heres.htm - 12k

Incorruptible (8 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) One of a religious sect which arose in Alexandria, in the reign of the Emperor Justinian, and which believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible ... biblethesaurus.org/i/incorruptible.htm - 9k

Irhaheres

... called by the Greeks Leontopolis (Tell el-Yehudiyeh), and the worship of Yahweh was set up at Elephantine, and the Jews were a great power at Alexandria and at ... biblethesaurus.org/i/irhaheres.htm - 13k

Isle (15 Occurrences)

... Acts 28:11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. (KJV WBS YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/i/isle.htm - 15k

Italy (4 Occurrences)

... (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Acts 27:6 There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/italy.htm - 10k

Flavius

... Josephus worked upon the superstitions of the general, and so ingratiated himself that Vespasian took him to Alexandria in his train. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flavius.htm - 13k

Famine (99 Occurrences)

... Helena, queen of Adiabene, being at Jerusalem at that time, procured corn from Alexandria and figs from Cyprus for its poor inhabitants. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/famine.htm - 49k

Fair (147 Occurrences)

... A harbour in the south of Crete, some 5 miles to the east of which was the town of Lasea (Acts 27:8). Here the ship of Alexandria in which Paul and his ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fair.htm - 40k

Figurehead (1 Occurrence)

... Acts 28:11 After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was "The Twin Brothers." (See NAS RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/figurehead.htm - 6k

Therein (269 Occurrences)

... WBS). Acts 27:6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein. (KJV ASV WBS). Romans ... biblethesaurus.org/t/therein.htm - 36k

Temperate (6 Occurrences)

... Clement of Alexandria: "Not abstaining from all things, but using continently such things as one has judged should be used"; "such things as do not seem beyond ... biblethesaurus.org/t/temperate.htm - 12k

Temperance (3 Occurrences)

... Clement of Alexandria: "Not abstaining from all things, but using continently such things as one has judged should be used"; "such things as do not seem beyond ... biblethesaurus.org/t/temperance.htm - 12k

Triumph (52 Occurrences)

... spiritual death. After the suicide of Antony in Alexandria (30 BC) Augustus Caesar succeeded in getting Cleopatra into his power. She ... biblethesaurus.org/t/triumph.htm - 24k

Thomas (12 Occurrences)

... of Asher. The oldest accounts are to the effect that he died a natural death of (compare Clement of Alexandria iv.9, 71). Two fields ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thomas.htm - 17k

Twin (9 Occurrences)

... Acts 28:11 After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was "The Twin Brothers." (WEB WEY ASV NAS RSV ... biblethesaurus.org/t/twin.htm - 10k

Elect (32 Occurrences)

... This is the translation favored by Clement of Alexandria, who says of the epistle: scripta vero est ad quandam Babyloniam nomine Electam, significat autem ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elect.htm - 21k

Epiphanes

... Ptolemy Philometor was taken prisoner, and Antiochus had himself crowned king of Egypt (171-167 BC) at Memphis; whereupon Alexandria revolted and chose ... biblethesaurus.org/e/epiphanes.htm - 8k

Easter (1 Occurrence)

... It was left to the bishop of Alexandria to determine, since that city was regarded as the authority in astronomical matters and he was to communicate the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/easter.htm - 12k

Dioscuri (1 Occurrence)

... Acts 28:11 And after three months we went to sea in a ship of Alexandria sailing under the sign of the Dioscuri, which had been at the island for the winter. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dioscuri.htm - 7k