Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Sinclair, John a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Loudon County, Va., April 9, 1793. In his twenty-first year, while residing in Lexington, Ky., he professed conversion and joined the Church. He was received on trial in the Kentucky Conference in September, 1824, but was transferred to the Illinois Conference in 1830. … Continue reading “Sinclair, John”

Sinclair, Henry a Scotch prelate, was rector of Glasgow in 1539, and in 1541 abbot of the abbey of Kilwinning, which last benefice he exchanged for the deanery of Glasgow in 1550, where he had ministered two years before. He was bishop of Ross in 1561. He died in France, January 2, 1564. See Keith, … Continue reading “Sinclair, Henry”

Sinclair a Scotch prelate, was dean of Restabrig and Edinburgh, and put into the see of Brechin in the 16th century. He died in 1566. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 165. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

SINCERITY Freedom from hypocrisy or dissimulation. The Latin word sincerus, from whence our English word sincere is derived, is composed of sine and cera, and signifies without wax, as pure honey, which is not mixed with any wax; thus denoting that sincerity is a pure and upright principle. The Greek word translated sincerity, (2Co 1:12.) … Continue reading “Sincerity”

Sincere, Sincerity sin-ser, sin-seri-ti (, tamm; , aphtharsa, , eilikrneia): Sincerity occurs once in the Old Testament as the translation of tamm, complete, entire, sincere, etc. (Jos 24:14); the same word is translated sincerity (Jdg 9:16, Jdg 9:19, the Revised Version (British and American) uprightly). Four different words are rendered sincere, sincerely sincerity, in the … Continue reading “Sincere, Sincerity”

Sincere, Sincerely, Sincerity “guileless, pure,” is translated “sincere” in 1Pe 2:2, AV, “without guile,” RV. See GUILELESS, No. 1. “true, genuine, sincere,” is used in the neuter, as a noun, with the article, signifying “sincerity,” 2Co 8:8 (of love). See OWN, TRUE. see PURE, A, No. 3. denotes “with pure motives,” akin to words under … Continue reading “Sincere, Sincerely, Sincerity”

Sincere SINCERE.The Eng. word sincere, as it occurs in 1Pe 2:2 the sincere milk of the word, is used in its old sense of unmixed, pure (RV [Note: Revised Version.] without guile). Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Sincere eilikrines (G1506) Sincere, Pure katharos (G2513) Clean, Clear The difference between eilikrines and katharos is difficult … Continue reading “Sincere”

Since * For SINCE see +, p. 9 Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Sinaloa DIOCESE OF SINALOA (SINALOENSIS) Diocese in the Republic of Mexico, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Durango. Its area is that of the State of Sinaloa, 27,552 sq. miles, and its population (1910) 323,499. Culiacan, the capital of the state and residence of the bishop and governor, counts a population (1910) of 13,578. The present … Continue reading “Sinaloa”

Sinaiticus, Codex (The symbol is the Hebrew character Aleph, though Swete and a few other scholars use the letter S.) A Greek manuscript of the Old and New Testaments, of the greatest antiquity and value; found on Mount Sinai, in St. Catherine’s Monastery, by Constantine Tischendorf. He was visiting there in 1844, under the patronage … Continue reading “Sinaiticus codex”