Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Responsales were a sort of residents in the imperial city in the name of foreign churches and bishops, whose office was to negotiate as proctors at the emperor’s court in all ecclesiastical causes wherein their principals might be concerned. The institution of the office seems to have been in the time of Constantine, or not … Continue reading “Responsales”

Respond before the Reformation, was a short anthem interrupting the middle of a chapter; when two or three verses had been read, the respond was sung, after which the chapter proceeded. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Respond (2) a half-pillar or pier, in Middle-age architecture, attached to a wall to support an … Continue reading “Respond (2)”

Respighi, Lorenzo (1824 -1889 ) Astronomer . Distinguished chiefly for spectroscopic research, notably on stellar luminosity and protuberances on the sun, discovered three comets and drew up a catalog of the declination of 2534 stars. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Respighi, Lorenzo Born at Cortemaggiore, Province of Piacenza, 7 October, 1824; died at Rome, 10 December, … Continue reading “Respighi, Lorenzo”

Respicius, Tryphon, and Nympha Martyrs whose feast is observed in the Latin Church on 10 November. Tryphon is said to have been born at Kampsade in Phrygia and as a boy took care of geese. During the Decian persecution he was taken to Nicfa about the year 250 and put to death in a horrible … Continue reading “Respicius, Tryphon, and Nympha”

RESPECT OF PERSONS The judges of the Hebrews were directed to give sentence strictly according to truth and justice, without regard to the comparative wealth, influence or other advantage of one party over the other, Lev 19:15 Deu 16:17 Pro 24:23 . Thus God judges, not according to outward appearance or station, but according to … Continue reading “Respect of Persons”

Respect (Noun and Verb) “a part,” has occasionally the meaning of “a class” or category,” and, used in the dative case with en, “in,” signifies “in respect of,” 2Co 3:10, “in (this) respect;” 2Co 9:3, RV, AV, “in (this) behalf;” Col 2:16, “in respect of (a feast day).” “to look away from all else at … Continue reading “Respect (Noun and Verb)”

Respect By respect to persons or things, in Scripture language, is meant the preferring one to another. It means therefore distinguishing grace; hence it is said, “the Lord had respect unto Abel and his offering; but unto Cain and his offering he had no respect?” (Gen 4:4-5) We are told elsewhere the cause, in that … Continue reading “Respect”

Resort “to come,” is translated “resorted” in Mar 2:13; in Joh 10:41 (RV, “came”). See COME, No. 1. “to travel or journey to a place” (epi, “to,” poreuomai, “to go”), is translated “resorted” in Luk 8:4, RV (AV, “were come”). “to gather or bring together” (sun, “with,” ago, “to bring”), in the Passive Voice, “to … Continue reading “Resort”

Resolve “to come to know, perceive, realize,” is used in the 2nd aorist tense in Luk 16:4. “I am resolved,” expressing the definiteness of the steward’s realization, and his consequent determination of his course of action. See KNOW. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Resolutioners, Or Resolutionists were those who approved of the answer given by the commissioners of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (which met at Perth in the time of Charles II) to the question proposed to them by the Parliament, viz. what persons were to be admitted to rise in arms against Cromwell. … Continue reading “Resolutioners, Or Resolutionists”