Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

SAINT A holy person, a friend of God, either on earth or in heaven, Deu 33:2 . It is sometimes used of the pious Israelites, as Psa 16:3 34:9. Nothing is more frequent in Paul than the name of saints given to all Christians, 1Ch 1:7 8:27 12:13 15:25,31 16:2. In this acceptation it continued … Continue reading “Saint”

Sainctes, Claude de French controversialist, b. at Perche, 1525; d. at Crèvecoeur, 1591. At the age of fifteen he joined the Canons Regular of Saint-Cheron, and was sent to the College of Navarre in Paris, where he received the degree of Doctor of Theology (1555) On account of the erudition of his early works and … Continue reading “Sainctes, Claude de”

Sails SAILS.See Ships and Boats, p. 850b. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible

Sailors See Mariner Mariner Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible Sailors * For SAILORS see MARINERS Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Sailly, Thomas a Belgian theologian, was born at Brussels in 1553, where he died in 1623. At the age of seventeen, having been already ordained priest, he went to Rome to enter the Society of Jesus. When hardly out of his novitiate, he was sent by Gregory XIII on an embassy to the czar Ivan. … Continue reading “Sailly, Thomas”

Sailing * For SAILING see VOYAGE Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Sailer, Johann Michael Professor of theology and Bishop of Ratisbon, b. at Aresing in Upper Bavaria 17 October, 1751; d. 20 May, 1832, at Ratisbon. Sailer was the son of a poor shoemaker. Until his tenth year he attended the primary school in his native place; after this he was a pupil in the gymnasium … Continue reading “Sailer, Johann Michael”

Sail Sailor See Ship. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church Sail, Sailor sal, saler. See SHIPS AND BOATS, II., 2., (3); III., 2. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Sail, Andrew, D.D an English divine, was born near Cashel, Ireland, about 1612, and after having studied for some time at St. Omer’s, was transferred to Valladolid, in Spain, that he might become conversant with the rules and institutions of the Jesuits. Having acquired distinction as a theologian, he was appointed successively reader of divinity … Continue reading “Sail, Andrew, D.D”

Sail (Verb) “to sail,” occurs in Luk 8:23; Act 21:3; Act 27:2, Act 27:6, Act 27:24; Rev 18:17, RV, “saileth” (for the AV see COMPANY, A, No. 7). “to sail away” (apo, “from,” and No. 1), occurs in Act 13:4; Act 14:26; Act 20:15; Act 27:1. “to sail from or thence” (ek, “from”), occurs in … Continue reading “Sail (Verb)”