Reference

Bible dictionary

3,964 entries on the people, places and words of the Bible, each linked to the passages it cites.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd edition (1897). Public domain; text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. A nineteenth-century Protestant reference: its dates, archaeology and judgements reflect the scholarship of its time and are not Imago Dei's editorial position.

• Sabachthani

  Thou hast forsaken me, one of the Aramaic words uttered by our Lord on the cross (Matt.

• Sabaoth

  The transliteration of the Hebrew word tsebha'oth, meaning "hosts," "armies" (Rom.

• Sabbath

  (Heb.

• Sabbath day's journey

  Supposed to be a distance of 2,000 cubits, or less than half-a-mile, the distance to which, according to Jewish tradition, it was allowable

• Sabbatical year

  Every seventh year, during which the land, according to the law of Moses, had to remain uncultivated (Lev.

• Sabeans

  Descendants of Seba (Gen.

• Sabtah

  Rest, the third son of Cush (Gen.

• Sabtecha

  The fifth son of Cush (id.).

• Sachar

  Hire.

• Sackbut

  (Chald.

• Sackcloth

  Cloth made of black goats' hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used for sacks, and also worn by mourners (Gen.

• Sacrifice

  The offering up of sacrifices is to be regarded as a divine institution.

• Sadducees

  The origin of this Jewish sect cannot definitely be traced.

• Sadoc

  Just, mentioned in the genealogy of our Lord (Matt.

• Saffron

  Heb.

• Saint

  One separated from the world and consecrated to God;

• Sala

  A shoot, a descendant of Arphaxed (Luke 3:35, 36);

• Salamis

  A city on the south-east coast of Cyprus (Acts 13:5), where Saul and Barnabas, on their first missionary journey, preached the word in one o

• Salathiel

  Whom I asked of God, the son of Jeconiah (Matt.

• Salcah

  Wandering, a city of Bashan assigned to the half tribe of Manasseh (Deut.

• Salem

  Peace, commonly supposed to be another name of Jerusalem (Gen.

• Salim

  Peaceful, a place near AEnon (q.v.), on the west of Jordan, where John baptized (John 3:23).

• Sallai

  Basket-maker.

• Sallu

  Weighed.

• Salmon

  Garment, the son of Nashon (Ruth 4:20;

• Salmon

  Shady;

• Salmone

  A promontory on the east of Crete, under which Paul sailed on his voyage to Rome (Acts 27:7);

• Salome

  Perfect.

• Salt

  Used to season food (Job 6:6), and mixed with the fodder of cattle (Isa.

• Salt Sea

  (Josh.

• Salt, The city of

  One of the cities of Judah (Josh.

• Salt, Valley of

  A place where it is said David smote the Syrians (2 Sam.

• Salutation

  "Eastern modes of salutation are not unfrequently so prolonged as to become wearisome and a positive waste of time.

• Salvation

  This word is used of the deliverance of the Israelites from the Egyptians (Ex.

• Samaria

  A watch-mountain or a watch-tower.

• Samaritan Pentateuch

  On the return from the Exile, the Jews refused the Samaritans participation with them in the worship at Jerusalem, and the latter separated

• Samaritans

  The name given to the new and mixed inhabitants whom Esarhaddon (B.C.

• Samgar-nebo

  Be gracious, O Nebo! or a cup-bearer of Nebo, probably the title of Nergal-sharezer, one of the princes of Babylon (Jer.

• Samos

  An island in the AEgean Sea, which Paul passed on his voyage from Assos to Miletus (Acts 20:15), on his third missionary journey.

• Samothracia

  An island in the AEgean Sea, off the coast of Thracia, about 32 miles distant.

• Samson

  Of the sun, the son of Manoah, born at Zorah.

• Samuel

  Heard of God.

• Samuel, Books of

  The LXX.

• Sanballat

  Held some place of authority in Samaria when Nehemiah went up to Jerusalem to rebuild its ruined walls.

• Sanctification

  Involves more than a mere moral reformation of character, brought about by the power of the truth: it is the work of the Holy Spirit bringin

• Sanctuary

  Denotes, (1) the Holy Land (Ex.

• Sandals

  Mentioned only in Mark 6:9 and Acts 12:8.

• Sanhedrim

  More correctly Sanhedrin (Gr.

• Sansannah

  A palm branch, or a thorn bush, a town in the south (the negeb) of Judah (Josh.

• Saph

  Extension, the son of the giant whom Sibbechai slew (2 Sam.

• Saphir

  Beautiful, a town of Judah (Micah 1:11), identified with es-Suafir, 5 miles south-east of Ashdod.

• Sapphira

  Beautiful, the wife of Ananias (q.v.).

• Sapphire

  Associated with diamonds (Ex.

• Sarah

  Princess, the wife and at the same time the half-sister of Abraham (Gen.

• Sarai

  My princess, the name originally borne by Sarah (Gen.

• Sardine stone

  (Rev.

• Sardis

  The metropolis of Lydia in Asia Minor.

• Sardonyx

  (Rev.

• Sarepta

  (Luke 4:26).

• Sargon

  (In the inscriptions, "Sarra-yukin" [the god] has appointed the king;

• Satan

  Adversary;

• Satyr

  Hairy one.

• Saul

  Asked for.

• Saviour

  One who saves from any form or degree of evil.

• Scapegoat

  Lev.

• Scarlet

  This dye was obtained by the Egyptians from the shell-fish Carthamus tinctorius;

• Sceptre

  (Heb.

• Sceva

  An implement, a Jew, chief of the priests at Ephesus (Acts 19:13-16);

• Schism

  A separation, an alienation causing divisions among Christians, who ought to be united (1 Cor.

• Schoolmaster

  The law so designated by Paul (Gal.

• Schools of the Prophets

  (1 Sam.

• Scorpions

  Mentioned along with serpents (Deut.

• Scourging

  (1 Kings 12:11).

• Scribes

  Anciently held various important offices in the public affairs of the nation.

• Scrip

  A small bag or wallet usually fastened to the girdle (1 Sam.

• Scripture

  Invariably in the New Testament denotes that definite collection of sacred books, regarded as given by inspiration of God, which we usually

• Scythian

  The Scythians consisted of "all the pastoral tribes who dwelt to the north of the Black Sea and the Caspian, and were scattered far away tow

• Seah

  In land measure, a space of 50 cubits long by 50 broad.

• Seal

  Commonly a ring engraved with some device (Gen.

• Sea of glass

  A figurative expression used in Rev.

• Sea of Jazer

  (Jer.

• Seasons

  (Gen.

• Sea, The

  (Heb.

• Sea, The molten

  The great laver made by Solomon for the use of the priests in the temple, described in 1 Kings 7:23-26;

• Seba

  (1.) One of the sons of Cush (Gen.

• Sebat

  The eleventh month of the Hebrew year, extending from the new moon of February to that of March (Zech.

• Secacah

  Enclosure, one of the six cities in the wilderness of Judah, noted for its "great cistern" (Josh.

• Sechu

  A hill or watch-tower, a place between Gibeah and Ramah noted for its "great well" (1 Sam.

• Sect

  (Gr.

• Secundus

  Second, a Christian of Thessalonica who accompanied Paul into Asia (Acts 20:4).

• Seer

  A name sometimes applied to the prophets because of the visions granted to them.

• Seethe

  To boil (Ex.

• Seething pot

  A vessel for boiling provisions in (Job 41:20;

• Segub

  Elevated.

• Seir

  Rough;

• Seirath

  Woody district;

• Sela

  =Se'lah, rock, the capital of Edom, situated in the great valley extending from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea (2 Kings 14:7).

• Selah

  A word frequently found in the Book of Psalms, and also in Hab.

• Sela-hammahlekoth

  Cliff of divisions the name of the great gorge which lies between Hachilah and Maon, south-east of Hebron.

• Seleucia

  The sea-port of Antioch, near the mouth of the Orontes.

• Semei

  Mentioned in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:26).

• Senaah

  Thorny, a place many of the inhabitants of which returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:35;

• Senate

  (Acts 5:21), the "elders of Israel" who formed a component part of the Sanhedrin.

• Seneh

  The acacia;

• Senir

  =Shenir, the name given to Hermon by the Amorites (Deut.

• Sennacherib

  Sin (the god) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C.

• Seorim

  Barley, the chief of the forth priestly course (1 Chr.

• Sephar

  Numbering, (Gen.

• Sepharad

  (Obad.

• Sepharvaim

  Taken by Sargon, king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:24;

• Septuagint

  See [568]VERSIONS.

• Sepulchre

  First mentioned as purchased by Abraham for Sarah from Ephron the Hittite (Gen.

• Serah

  Abundance;

• Seraiah

  Soldier of Jehovah.

• Seraphim

  Mentioned in Isa.

• Sered

  Fear, one of the sons of Zebulun (Gen.

• Sergeants

  Acts 16:35, 38 (R.V., "lictors"), officers who attended the magistrates and assisted them in the execution of justice.

• Sergius Paulus

  A "prudent man" (R.V., "man of understanding"), the deputy (R.V., "proconsul") of Cyprus (Acts 13:6-13).

• Sermon on the mount

  After spending a night in solemn meditation and prayer in the lonely mountain-range to the west of the Lake of Galilee (Luke 6:12), on the f

• Serpent

  (Heb.

• Serpent, Fiery

  (LXX.

• Serug

  Branch, the father of Nahor (Gen.

• Servitor

  Occurs only in 2 Kings 4:43, Authorized Version (R.V., "servant").

• Seth

  Appointed;

• Sethur

  Hidden, one of the spies sent to search the Promised Land.

• Seven

  This number occurs frequently in Scripture, and in such connections as lead to the supposition that it has some typical meaning.

• Seventy weeks

  A prophetic period mentioned in Dan.

• Shaalabbin

  Or Shaal'bim, a place of foxes, a town of the tribe of Dan (Josh.

• Shaaraim

  Two gates.

• Shaashgaz

  Servant of the beautiful, a chief eunuch in the second house of the harem of king Ahasuerus (Esther 2:14).

• Shabbethai

  Sabbath-born, a Levite who assisted in expounding the law and investigating into the illegal marriages of the Jews (Ezra 10:15;

• Shaddai

  The Omnipotent, the name of God in frequent use in the Hebrew Scriptures, generally translated "the Almighty."

• Shadow

  Used in Col.

• Shadrach

  Aku's command, the Chaldean name given to Hananiah, one of the Hebrew youths whom Nebuchadnezzar carried captive to Babylon (Dan.

• Shalem

  Perfect, a place (probably the village of Salim) some 2 miles east of Jacob's well.

• Shalim, Land of

  Land of foxes, a place apparently to the north-west of Jerusalem (1 Sam.

• Shalisha, Land of

  Probably the district of Baal-shalisha (2 Kings 4:42), lying about 12 miles north of Lydda (1 Sam.

• Shallecheth, The gate of

  I.e., "the gate of casting out," hence supposed to be the refuse gate;

• Shallum

  Retribution.

• Shalman

  An Assyrian king (Hos.

• Shamgar

  The Philistines from the maritime plain had made incursions into the Hebrew upland for the purposes of plunder, when one of this name, the s

• Shamir

  A sharp thorn.

• Shammah

  Desert.

• Shammua

  Heard.

• Shaphan

  A coney, a scribe or secretary of king Josiah (2 Kings 22:3-7).

• Shaphat

  Judge.

• Shapher

  Brightness, one of the stations where Israel encamped in the wilderness (Num.

• Sharaim

  Two gates (Josh.

• Sharezer

  (god) protect the king!, a son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria.

• Sharon, Saron

  A plain, a level tract extending from the Mediterranean to the hill country to the west of Jerusalem, about 30 miles long and from 8 to 15 m

• Shaveh-Kiriathaim

  Plain of Kirja-thaim where Chedorlaomer defeated the Emims, the original inhabitants (Gen.

• Shaveh, Valley of

  Valley of the plain the ancient name of the "king's dale" (q.v.), or Kidron, on the north side of Jerusalem (Gen.

• Shavsha

  ("Seraiah," 2 Sam.

• Shealtiel

  Asked for of God, father of Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:2, 8;

• Shearing-house

  (2 Kings 10:12, 14;

• Shear-Jashub

  A remnant shall escape or return (i.e., to God), a symbolical name which the prophet Isaiah gave to his son (Isa.

• Sheba

  An oath, seven.

• Shebaniah

  Whom Jehovah hides, or has made grow up.

• Shebarim

  Breaks;

• Shebna

  Tender youth, "treasurer" over the house in the reign of Hezekiah, i.e., comptroller or governor of the palace.

• Shebuel

  Captive of God.

• Shecaniah

  One intimate with Jehovah.

• Shechem

  Shoulder.

• Shechinah

  A Chaldee word meaning resting-place, not found in Scripture, but used by the later Jews to designate the visible symbol of God's presence i

• Sheep

  Are of different varieties.

• Sheep-fold

  A strong fenced enclosure for the protection of the sheep gathered within it (Num.

• Sheep-gate

  One of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned by Nehemiah (3:1, 32;

• Sheep-market

  Occurs only in John 5:2 (marg., also R.V., "sheep-gate").

• Shekel

  Weight, the common standard both of weight and value among the Hebrews.

• Shelah

  Petition.

• Shelemiah

  Whom Jehovah repays.

• Shem

  A name;

• Shema

  Rumour.

• Shemaah

  Rumour, a Benjamite whose sons "came to David to Ziklag" (1 Chr.

• Shemaiah

  Whom Jehovah heard.

• Shemariah

  Whom Jehovah guards.

• Shemeber

  Soaring on high, the king of Zeboiim, who joined with the other kings in casting off the yoke of Chedorlaomer.

• Sheminith

  Eight;

• Shemiramoth

  Most high name.

• Shemuel

  Heard of God.

• Shen

  A tooth, probably some conspicuous tooth-shaped rock or crag (1 Sam.

• Shenir

  =Senir, (Deut.

• Sheol

  (Heb., "the all-demanding world" = Gr.

• Shepham

  A treeless place, Num.

• Shephatiah

  Judged of the Lord.

• Shepherd

  A word naturally of frequent occurence in Scripture.

• Sherebiah

  Flame of the Lord, a priest whose name is prominent in connection with the work carried on by Ezra and Nehemiah at Jerusalem (Ezra 8:17, 18,

• Sheresh

  Root, a descendant of Manasseh (1 Chr.

• Sherezer

  One of the messengers whom the children of the Captivity sent to Jerusalem "to pray for them before the Lord" (Zech.

• Sheriffs

  (Dan.

• Sheshach

  (Jer.

• Sheshai

  Whitish, one of the sons of Anak (Num.

• Sheshbazzar

  O sun-god, defend the lord! (Ezra 1:8, 11), probably another name for Zerubbabel (q.v.), Ezra 2:2;

• Sheth

  Tumult.

• Shethar

  A star, a prince at the court of Ahasuerus (Esther 1:14).

• Shethar-boznai

  Star of splendour, a Persian officer who vainly attempted to hinder the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 5:3, 6;

• Sheva

  Heb.

• Shewbread

  Ex.

• Shibboleth

  River, or an ear of corn.

• Shibmah

  Fragrance, a town of Reuben, east of Jordan (Num.

• Shield

  Used in defensive warfare, varying at different times and under different circumstances in size, form, and material (1 Sam.

• Shiggaion

  From the verb shagah, "to reel about through drink," occurs in the title of Ps.

• Shihon

  Overturning, a town of Issachar (Josh.

• Shihor

  Dark, (1 Chr.

• Shihor-Libnath

  Black-white, a stream on the borders of Asher, probably the modern Nahr Zerka, i.e., the "crocodile brook," or "blue river", which rises in

• Shilhim

  Aqueducts, a town in the south of Judah (Josh.

• Shiloah, The waters of

  =Siloah, (Neh.

• Shiloh

  Generally understood as denoting the Messiah, "the peaceful one," as the word signifies (Gen.

• Shilonite

  Ahijah the prophet, whose home was in Shiloh, is so designated (1 Kings 11:29;

• Shimea

  The hearing prayer.

• Shimeah

  (1.) One of David's brothers (2 Sam.

• Shimei

  Famous.

• Shimeon

  Hearkening.

• Shimhi

  Famous, a Benjamite (1 Chr.

• Shimrath

  Guardian, a Benjamite, one of Shimhi's sons (id.).

• Shimri

  Watchman.

• Shimrom

  Watchman, the fourth son of Issachar (Gen.

• Shimron

  Watch-post, an ancient city of the Canaanites;

• Shimron-meron

  The same, probably, as Shimron (Josh.

• Shimshai

  The shining one, or sunny, the secretary of Rehum the chancellor, who took part in opposing the rebuilding of the temple after the Captivity

• Shinab

  Cooling, the king of Adamah, in the valley of Siddim, who with his confederates was conquered by Chedorlaomer (Gen.

• Shinar, The Land of

  LXX.

• Shiphmite

  Probably the designation of Zabdi, who has charge of David's vineyards (1 Chr.

• Shiphrah

  Beauty, one of the Egyptian midwives (Ex.

• Shiphtan

  Judicial, an Ephraimite prince at the time of the division of Canaan (Num.

• Ships

  Early used in foreign commerce by the Phoenicians (Gen.

• Shishak I

  =Sheshonk I., king of Egypt.

• Shittah-tree

  (Isa.

• Shittim

  Acacias, also called "Abel-shittim" (Num.

• Shoa

  Opulent, the mountain district lying to the north-east of Babylonia, anciently the land of the Guti, or Kuti, the modern Kurdistan.

• Shobab

  Apostate.

• Shobach

  Poured out, the "captain of the host of Hadarezer" when he mustered his vassals and tributaries from beyond "the river Euphrates" (2 Sam.

• Shobai

  Captors (Ezra 2:42).

• Shobal

  Pilgrim.

• Shobi

  Captor, son of Nahash of Rabbah, the Ammonite.

• Shocho

  (2 Chr.

• Shoe

  Of various forms, from the mere sandal (q.v.) to the complete covering of the foot.

• Shomer

  Watchman.

• Shophan

  Hidden, or hollow, a town east of Jordan (Num.

• Shoshannim

  Lilies, the name of some musical instrument, probably like a lily in shape (Ps.

• Shoshannim-Eduth

  In title of Ps.

• Shrines, Silver

  Little models and medallions of the temple and image of Diana of Ephesus (Acts 19:24).

• Shua

  Wealth.

• Shuah

  Prostration;

• Shual, The land of

  Land of the fox, a district in the tribe of Benjamin (1 Sam.

• Shuhite

  A designation of Bildad (Job 2:11), probably because he was a descendant of Shuah.

• Shulamite

  The same, as some think, with "Shunammite," from "Shunem:" otherwise, the import of the word is uncertain (Cant.

• Shunammite

  A person of Shunem (1 Kings 1:3;

• Shunem

  Two resting-places, a little village in the tribe of Issachar, to the north of Jezreel and south of Mount Gilboa (Josh.

• Shur

  An enclosure;

• Shushan

  A lily, the Susa of Greek and Roman writers, once the capital of Elam.

• Shushan-Eduth

  Lily of the testimony, the title of Ps.

• Sibbecai

  The Lord sustains, one of David's heroes (1 Chr.

• Sibmah

  Coolness;

• Sichem

  =She'chem, (q.v.), Gen.

• Sickle

  Of the Egyptians resembled that in modern use.

• Siddim, Vale of

  Valley of the broad plains, "which is the salt sea" (Gen.

• Sidon

  Fishing;

• Signet

  A seal used to attest documents (Dan.

• Sihon

  Striking down.

• Sihor

  (correctly Shi'hor) black;

• Silas

  Wood, a prominent member of the church at Jerusalem;

• Silk

  Heb.

• Silla

  A highway;

• Siloah, The pool of

  Heb.

• Siloam, Pool of

  Sent or sending.

• Siloam, Tower of

  Mentioned only Luke 13:4.

• Silver

  Used for a great variety of purposes, as may be judged from the frequent references to it in Scripture.

• Silverling

  (Isa.

• Simeon

  Hearing.

• Simeon, The tribe of

  Was "divided and scattered" according to the prediction in Gen.

• Simon

  The abbreviated form of Simeon.

• Simri

  Watchman, a Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr.

• Sin

  Is "any want of conformity unto or transgression of the law of God" (1 John 3:4;

• Sinai

  Of Sin (the moon god), called also Horeb, the name of the mountain district which was reached by the Hebrews in the third month after the Ex

• Sinaiticus codex

  Usually designated by the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, is one of the most valuable of ancient MSS.

• Sinim, The land of

  (Isa.

• Sinite

  An inhabitant of Sin, near Arka (Gen.

• Sin-offering

  (Heb.

• Sin, Wilderness of

  Lying between Elim and sinai (Ex.

• Sion

  Elevated.

• Siphmoth

  Fruitful places, some unknown place in the south, where David found friends when he fled from Saul (1 Sam.

• Sirah

  Retiring, a well from which Joab's messenger brought back Abner (2 Sam.

• Sirion

  A breastplate, the Sidonian name of Hermon (q.v.), Deut.

• Sisera

  (Egypt.

• Sitnah

  Strife, the second of the two wells dug by Isaac, whose servants here contended with the Philistines (Gen.

• Sitting

  The attitude generally assumed in Palestine by those who were engaged in any kind of work.

• Sivan

  A Persian word (Assyr, sivanu, "bricks"), used after the Captivity as the name of the third month of the Jewish year, extending from the new

• Skin, Coats made of

  (Gen.

• Skull, The place of a

  See [595]GOLGOTHA.

• Slave

  Jer.

• Slime

  (Gen.

• Sling

  With a sling and a stone David smote the Philistine giant (1 Sam.

• Smith

  The Hebrews were not permitted by the Philistines in the days of Samuel to have a smith amongst them, lest they should make them swords and

• Smyrna

  Myrrh, an ancient city of Ionia, on the western coast of Asia Minor, about 40 miles to the north of Ephesus.

• Snail

  (1.) Heb.

• Snare

  The expression (Amos 3:5), "Shall one take up a snare from the earth?" etc.

• Snow

  Common in Palestine in winter (Ps.

• So

  (Nubian, Sabako), an Ethiopian king who brought Egypt under his sway.

• Soap

  (Jer.

• Socho

  A fence;

• Sodom

  Burning;

• Sodoma

  (Rom.

• Sodomites

  Those who imitated the licentious wickedness of Sodom (Deut.

• Solemn meeting

  (Isa.

• Solomon

  Peaceful, (Heb.

• Solomon, Song of

  Called also, after the Vulgate, the "Canticles." It is the "song of songs" (1:1), as being the finest and most precious of its kind;

• Solomon's Porch

  (John 10:23;

• Songs

  Of Moses (Ex.

• Son of God

  The plural, "sons of God," is used (Gen.

• Son of man

  (1.) Denotes mankind generally, with special reference to their weakness and frailty (Job 25:6;

• Soothsayer

  One who pretends to prognosticate future events.

• Sop

  A morsel of bread (John 13:26;

• Sopater

  The father who saves, probably the same as Sosipater, a kinsman of Paul (Rom.

• Sorcerer

  From the Latin sortiarius, one who casts lots, or one who tells the lot of others.

• Sorek

  Choice vine, the name of a valley, i.e., a torrent-bed, now the Wady Surar, "valley of the fertile spot," which drains the western Judean hi

• Sosipater

  (See [604]SOPATER.)

• Sosthenes

  Safe in strength, the chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth, who was seized and beaten by the mob in the presence of Gallio, the Roman gov

• South

  Heb.

• Sovereignty

  Of God, his absolute right to do all things according to his own good pleasure (Dan.

• Spain

  Paul expresses his intention (Rom.

• Sparrow

  Mentioned among the offerings made by the very poor.

• Spicery

  Heb.

• Spices

  Aromatic substances, of which several are named in Ex.

• Spider

  The trust of the hypocrite is compared to the spider's web or house (Job 8:14).

• Spies

  When the Israelites reached Kadesh for the first time, and were encamped there, Moses selected twelve spies from among the chiefs of the div

• Spikenard

  (Heb.

• Spirit

  (Heb.

• Spirit, Holy

  See HOLY [607]GHOST.

• Sponge

  Occurs only in the narrative of the crucifixion (Matt.

• Spouse

  (Cant.

• Spring

  (Heb.

• Stachys

  Spike;

• Stacte

  (Heb.

• Stargazers

  (Isa.

• Star, Morning

  A name figuratively given to Christ (Rev.

• Stars

  The eleven stars (Gen.

• Stater

  Greek word rendered "piece of money" (Matt.

• Stealing

  See [610]THEFT.

• Steel

  The "bow of steel" in (A.V.) 2 Sam.

• Stephanas

  Crown, a member of the church at Corinth, whose family were among those the apostle had baptized (1 Cor.

• Stephen

  One of the seven deacons, who became a preacher of the gospel.

• Stoics

  A sect of Greek philosophers at Athens, so called from the Greek word stoa i.e., a "porch" or "portico," where they have been called "the Ph

• Stomacher

  (Isa.

• Stone

  Stones were commonly used for buildings, also as memorials of important events (Gen.

• Stones, Precious

  Frequently referred to (1 Kings 10:2;

• Stoning

  A form of punishment (Lev.

• Stork

  Heb.

• Strain at

  Simply a misprint for "strain out" (Matt.

• Stranger

  This word generally denotes a person from a foreign land residing in Palestine.

• Straw

  Used in brick-making (Ex.

• Stream of Egypt

  (Isa.

• Street

  The street called "Straight" at Damascus (Acts 9:11) is "a long broad street, running from east to west, about a mile in length, and forming

• Stripes

  As a punishment were not to exceed forty (Deut.

• Subscriptions

  The subscriptions to Paul's epistles are no part of the original.

• Suburbs

  The immediate vicinity of a city or town (Num.

• Succoth

  Booths.

• Succoth-benoth

  Tents of daughters, supposed to be the name of a Babylonian deity, the goddess Zir-banit, the wife of Merodach, worshipped by the colonists

• Sukkiims

  Dwellers in tents, (Vulg.

• Sun

  (Heb.

• Suph

  (Deut.

• Suphah

  (Num.

• Supper

  The principal meal of the day among the Jews.

• Surety

  One who becomes responsible for another.

• Susanchites

  The inhabitants of Shushan, who joined the other adversaries of the Jews in the attempt to prevent the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 4:9).

• Susanna

  Lily, with other pious women, ministered to Jesus (Luke 8:3).

• Susi

  The father of Gaddi, who was one of the twelve spies (Num.

• Swallow

  (1.) Heb.

• Swan

  Mentioned in the list of unclean birds (Lev.

• Swelling

  Of Jordan (Jer.

• Swine

  (Heb.

• Sword

  Of the Hebrew was pointed, sometimes two-edged, was worn in a sheath, and suspended from the girdle (Ex.

• Sycamine tree

  Mentioned only in Luke 17:6.

• Sycamore

  More properly sycomore (Heb.

• Sychar

  Liar or drunkard (see Isa.

• Sychem

  See [613]SHECHEM.

• Syene

  Opening (Ezek.

• Synagogue

  (Gr.

• Syntyche

  Fortunate;

• Syracuse

  A city on the south-east coast of Sicily, where Paul landed and remained three days when on his way to Rome (Acts 28:12).

• Syria

  (Heb.

• Syriac

  (2 Kings 18:26;

• Syrophenician

  "a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation" (Mark 7:26), i.e., a Gentile born in the Phoenician part of Syria.