Superscription
Superscription
SUPERSCRIPTION.See Title on Cross.
Fuente: A Dictionary Of Christ And The Gospels
Superscription
SUPERSCRIPTION.See Title, and Money, 6.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Superscription
su-per-skripshun (, epigraphe): (1) The legend on a coin designating the person in whose honor or by whose authority it is issued (Mat 22:20; Mar 12:16; Luk 20:24). (2) The accusation on the cross of Jesus (Mar 15:26; Luk 23:38). According to Roman custom an inscription bearing the charge or ground of a criminal’s condemnation was fixed to the cross on which he was crucified. The use of such an inscription at the crucifixion of Jesus is mentioned by all four evangelists. The fullest description is that of Mark, the superscription of his accusation ( , he epigraphe tes aitas autou) (Mar 15:26). Matthew calls it more briefly his accusation ( , ten aitan autou) (Mat 27:38), while Luke styles it merely a superscription (epigraphe) (Luk 23:38). In the Fourth Gospel it is called a title (, ttlon) (Joh 19:19). The text of the superscription is given by the four evangelists in varying terms and with various degrees of fullness.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Superscription
On the Cross
Mat 27:37; Mar 15:26; Luk 23:38; Joh 19:19
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
SUPERSCRIPTION
over the cross
Mat 27:37
Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible
Superscription
lit., “an over-writing” (epi, “over,” grapho, “to write”) (the meaning of the anglicized Latin word “superscription”), denotes “an inscription, a title.” On Roman coins the emperor’s name was inscribed, Mat 22:20; Mar 12:16; Luk 20:24. In the Roman Empire, in the case of a criminal on his way to execution, a board on which was inscribed the cause of his condemnation, was carried before him or hung round his neck; the inscription was termed a “title” (titlos). The four Evangelists state that at the crucifixion of Christ the title was affixed to the cross, Mark (Mar 15:26) and Luke (Luk 23:38) call it a “superscription;” Marks says it was “written over” (epigrapho, the corresponding verb). Matthew calls it “His accusation;” John calls it “a title” (a technical term). The wording varies: the essential words are the same, and the variation serves to authenticate the narratives, showing that there was no consultation leading to an agreement as to the details. See further under TITLE.