NIGHT-HAWK An unclean bird, Lev 11:16 Deu 14:15 . Its name seems to indicate voracity, and is therefore thought by many to point out the Syrian owl, a more powerful bird than the nighthawks, and exceedingly voracious; it sometimes attacks sleeping children. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Night-hawk is the rendering in the Auth. … Continue reading “Night-Hawk”
Night Creature
Night Creature See Owl Fuente: Plants Animals Of Bible
Night and a day (a)
Night and a day (a) an adjective denoting “lasting a night and a day” (from nux, “night,” and hemera, “a day”), is used in 2Co 11:25, in the neuter gender, as a noun, the object of the verb poieo, to do, lit., ‘I have done a night-and-a-day.’ Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Night (by, in the)
Night (by, in the) is used (I) literally, (a) of “the alternating natural period to that of the day,” e.g., Mat 4:2; Mat 12:40; 2Ti 1:3; Rev 4:8; (b) of “the period of the absence of light,” the time in which something takes place, e.g., Mat 2:14 (Mat 27:64, in some mss.); Luk 2:8; Joh … Continue reading “Night (by, in the)”
Night
NIGHT The ancient Hebrews began their artificial day at evening, and ended it the next evening, so that the night proceeded the day. This usage may probably be traced to the terms employed in describing the creation, Gen 1:5,8,13, etc., “The evening and the morning were the first day.” The Hebrews allowed twelve to the … Continue reading “Night”
Nigh
Nigh n. See NEAR. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Nigh “nigh” or “near,” is translated in both ways in Mat 24:32-33; Mar 13:28-29, AV (RV, “nigh” in both); in Act 1:12, with echon, present participle neuter of echo, “to have,” RV, “nigh unto … off” (AV, “from”). See NEAR, No. 1. the neuter of the … Continue reading “Nigh”
Nigeria
Nigeria A colony of British East Africa extending from the Gulf of Guinea to Lake Chad (from 4° 30′ to 7°N. lat., and from 5° 30′ to 8° 30′ E. long.), is bounded on the north and west by French Sudan, on the south-west by the English colony of Lagos, on the south by the … Continue reading “Nigeria”
Niger, Peter George
Niger, Peter George (NIGRI, Ger. SCHWARTZ) Dominican theologian, preacher and controversialist, b. 1434 at Kaaden in Bohemia; d. between 1481 and 1484. He studied at different universities (Salamanca, Montpellier, etc.), entered the order in 1452 at Eichstätt, Bavaria, and after his religious profession took up philosophy and theology at Leipzig, where he also produced his … Continue reading “Niger, Peter George”
Niger
Niger See Symeon (Simeon) called Niger. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church Niger (, i.e. Lat. niger, or black) is the additional or distinctive name given to the Symeon () who was one of the teachers and prophets in the Church of Antioch (Act 13:1). He is not known except in that passage. The name … Continue reading “Niger”
Nigel Of Ely
Nigel Of Ely an English ecclesiastic of the 12th century, was a native of Normandy. His uncle Roger was bishop of Salisbury and chancellor of England, while his brother Alexander was bishop of Lincoln. He is said to have studied under Anselm of Laon. Appointed treasurer of king Henry I, he gained the favor of … Continue reading “Nigel Of Ely”