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Muth-labben

Muth-labben (Hebrew, fully, al muth labben’, , upon- the death to the son; Sept. ; Vulg. pro occultis filii; Auth. Ver. ” upon Muth-labben”), a phrase occurring only in the title of Psalms 9. The following are conjectures that have been made regarding its import: 1. Perhaps the favorite opinion of modern critics, of Gesenius … Continue reading “Muth-labben”

Mutevel

Mutevel the president or chief ruler of a Mohammedan mosque in Turkey, into whose hands the revenue is regularly paid. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Mutazilite

Mutazilite (Ar. seceders) Member of a Shiite sect of Islam dating from the 8th century, which stood for free will and against divine predestination. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Musurus, Marcus

Musurus, Marcus a learned Italian ecclesiastic, was a native son the island of Candia; emigrated to Venice about the end of the 15th century, and taught Greek in that city with great success. Afterwards he proceeded to Rome, where Leo X showed him great favor, and nominated him bishop of Epidaurus, in the Morea. He … Continue reading “Musurus, Marcus”

Musuros, Markos

Musuros, Markos A learned Greek humanist, born 1470 at Retimo, Crete; died 1517 at Rome. The son of a rich merchant, he went, when quite young, to Italy, where he studied Greek at Florence, under the celebrated John Lascaris, whom he afterwards almost equalled in classical scholarship. In 1503 he became professor of Greek at … Continue reading “Musuros, Markos”

Mustitani

Mustitani is the name of a small and obscure sect of Donatists, condemned by the three hundred and ten bishops of that schism who met at Bagai or Vaya, in Numidia, A.D. 398. See Augustine, Contra Epist. Parneniani, lib. 3, cap. 29. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Musti

Musti A titular see of Proconsular Africa, suffragan of Carthage. This town, which was a Roman municipium at an early date, is mentioned by Ptolemy, IV, 3, 33, the “Itinerarium Antonini”, the Peutinger Table, and the Ravenna geographer, Vibius Sequester, who narrates the killing at this place of an enormous serpent by Regulus. Its ruins, … Continue reading “Musti”

Mustard Tree

Mustard Tree Fig. 273Salvadora Persica The Sinapi of the Greek Testament, rendered ‘mustard tree’ in the Authorized Version, has engaged the attention of many commentators, great difficulty having been experienced in finding a plant with the requisite characteristics, notwithstanding the several attempts which have been made. The subject was investigated by Dr. Royle in a … Continue reading “Mustard Tree”