Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Metochita, Theodorus ( ), a Greek theologian, flourished in the days of the emperor Andronicus the Elder, who appointed him the chief logothete, or chancellor, of the Church at Constantinople, and intrusted him with several missions. Amid all his official duties, Metochita found time to compose sundry works which reflect honor upon: his learning. He … Continue reading “Metochita, Theodorus”

Metochita, Georgius ( ), a Greek theologian, flourished in the latter half of the 13th -century. He was the archdeacon of the Church at Constantinople, the intimate friend and zealous partisan of the emperor Andronicus, and favored a union of the Greek Church with the Latin. Under the reign of Andronicus the Younger he was … Continue reading “Metochita, Georgius”

Methymna A titular see in the island of Lesbos. It was once the second city of the island, and enjoyed great prosperity. In the Peloponnesian War it played an important rôle (Thucydides, III, ii, 18; vi, 85; vii, 57; Xenophon, Hellen., I, vi, 14), and in Christian times it similarly distinguished itself in its resistance … Continue reading “Methymna”

Methushael METHUSHAEL.A Cainite, the father of Lamech, Gen 4:18 (J [Note: Jahwist.] ); Methuselah in P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] s genealogy (Gen 5:21 ff.). The interpretations of the name are various. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Methushael me-thusha-el (, methusha’el): A descendant of Cain, and father of Lamech in the Cainite genealogy (Gen 4:18). … Continue reading “Methushael”

METHUSELAH Son of Enoch, and father of Lamech. He lived 969 years, a longer life than any other on record, and died within the year before the deluge, Gen 5:21,22 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Methuselah One of the Hebrew patriarchs, mentioned in Genesis 5. The word is variously given as Mathusale (1 … Continue reading “Methuselah”

Methusaleh Son of Enoch. (Gen 5:21; Gen 5:27) This man attained the longest age ever recorded, even nine hundred and sixty-nine years. His name carries somewhat of an idea respecting it; one who demands his death, from Shelah, to demand; and Muth, death. Some derive Methusaleh from Sheol, grave. But the meaning in either sense … Continue reading “Methusaleh”

Methusael (Hebrews Methushatl’, , man that is from God; Sept. , Vulg. Mathusael), the son of Mehujael and father of Lamech, of the family of Cain (Gen 4:18). BC. cir. 3770. The resemblance of the name to the following, on which (with the coincidence of the name Lamech in the next generation in both lines) … Continue reading “Methusael”

Methu (, construct-state of , an adult man, used like the old English folk), a frequent prefix in Hebrews proper names, as those here following; so likewise in the old Punic names Metuastartus, Methymatus, etc. (Gesenitus, Monum. Phoan. p. 399, 411). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Methodology ( and ) is the scientific plan of investigating any department of knowledge. In the science of theology, it is the practical application of encyclopedia. The one leads to the other. A clear insight into the nature and connections of any science will lead to a right mode of treating it; and as the … Continue reading “Methodology”

Methodius, ST (surnamed also Ebullas and Eubulius), a noted theologian of-the Eastern Church of the 3d century, one of the fathers and martyrs of the Church, flourished first as bishop of Olympus and Patara, in Lycia (hence also oftentimes surnamed Patarensis), and later presided over the see of Tyre, in Palestine. He is supposed to … Continue reading “Methodius, ST”