Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

scavenger’s daughter An instrument of torture used in England during the reign of some of the Tudor monarchs. It was invented by Sir W. Skevington, lieutenant of the Tower in the reign of King Henry VIII. Its action was the opposite to that of the rack; it compressed the body of the tortured so that … Continue reading “scavenger’s daughter”

Scaurus, M. Aemilius A Roman governor of Syria in New Test. times, was the eldest son of his father of the same name, and stepson of the dictator Sulla, whom his mother, Caecilia, married after the death of his father. In the third Mithridatic war, he served under Pompey as quaestor. The latter sent him … Continue reading “Scaurus, M. Aemilius”

Scattergood, Samuel an English clergyman of the latter part of the 17th century, was a fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, vicar of Blockly, Worcestershire (1678), and died in 1696. A volume of his Sermons was published (Lond. 1723, 2 vols. 8vo; reprinted 1810). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Scattered Abroad skaterd a-brod. See DISPERSION. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Scatter is used in Mat 12:30; Luk 11:23; Joh 10:12; Joh 16:32; 2Co 9:9, RV. See DISPERSE, No. 2. “to scatter abroad,” is rendered “to scatter” in Mat 25:24, Mat 25:26, RV (AV, “strawed”); Mat 26:31; Mar 14:27; Luk 1:51; Joh 11:52; Act 5:37, RV. See DISPERSE, No. 3. “to scatter abroad” (dia, “throughout,” speiro, … Continue reading “Scatter”

Scarron, Paul French poet and dramatist, b. in Paris, 4 July, 1610; d. 7 October, 1660. His father was a judge and one of his uncles was Bishop of Grenoble. After graduating from the Sorbonne, he received tonsure at the age of nineteen and soon after became attached to the house of Charles de Beaumanoir, … Continue reading “Scarron, Paul”

Scarlet (Worm) ( , tolaath shan (Exo 25:4, etc.)): Cermes vermilio, a scale insect from which a red dye is obtained. See COLOR; DYEING; WORM. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SCARLET A color much prized by the ancients, Exo 25:4 26:1,31,36. It is assigned as a merit of Saul, that he clothed the daughters of Israel in scarlet, 2Sa 1:24 . So the diligent and virtuous woman is said to clothe her household in scarlet, Pro 31:21 . The depth and strength of the color … Continue reading “Scarlet”

Scarlatti, Domenico Musician; son of Alessandro Scarlatti. Born on 26 October 1685; died on 23 July 1757. He was a skilled performer on the harpsichord and composed many short pieces for that instrument, influencing by his technic such modern masters as Mendelssohn and Liszt. He was choir master at Saint Peter’s, Rome, from 1715 to … Continue reading “Scarlatti, Domenico”

Scarlatti, Alessandro Baroque composer; father of the composers Domenico Scarlatti and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti. Born on 2 May 1660 in Sicily; died on 24 October 1725 in Naples. He created the 18th century classical style in music, influencing, outside of Italy, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. He was concerned chiefly with concerted instrumental music and he … Continue reading “Scarlatti, Alessandro”