Mean (Adjective) lit., “without mark” (a, negative, sema, “a mark”), i.e., “undistinguished, obscure,” was applied by the Apostle Paul negatively, to his native city, Tarsus, Act 21:39. Moulton and Milligan (Vocab.) have a note as follows: “This word occurs perpetually in the papyri to denote a man who is ‘not distinguished’ from his neighbors by … Continue reading “Mean (Adjective)”
Mean
Mean men: The noun meaning (Dan 8:15 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) I sought to understand; and 1Co 14:11) is synonymous with signification but in 1 Macc 15:4 the King James Version it expresses purpose (the Revised Version (British and American) I am minded to land). The noun mean in … Continue reading “Mean”
Meals, Meal-Time
Meals, Meal-Time melz: Bread materials, bread-making and baking in the Orient are dealt with under BREAD (which see). For food-stuffs in use among the Hebrews in Bible times more specifically see FOOD. This article aims to be complementary, dealing especially with the methods of preparing and serving food and times of meals among the ancient … Continue reading “Meals, Meal-Time”
meals, grace at
meals, grace at (Latin: gratios, thanksgiving) Prayers said before and after meals, a custom common to all Christians . The prayers implore the divine blessing upon the food and upon those who are to partake of it, and express gratitude to God for the food, which is His gift. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Meals
MEALS See EATING. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Meals SEE DINE; SEE REPAST; SEE SUP; and the article following. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Meals are at the present day “eaten from a round table little higher than a stool, guests sitting cross-legged on mats or small carpets in a circle, … Continue reading “Meals”
Meal-Tub Plot
Meal-Tub Plot is the name of a plot concocted on the part of Romanists, but intended to be fathered on a number of eminent persons engaged in the interests of the Protestants during the reign of Charles II, in the year 1679. A conspiracy on the part of the Jesuits to dethrone or make away … Continue reading “Meal-Tub Plot”
Meal-Time
Meal-Time ( , eth o’kel, the season of eating, Rth 2:14). That the Hebrews took their principal meal (coena, supper) in the latter part of the afternoon or towards evening, follows as well from the circumstance that banquets and convivial entertainments generally (perhaps always) occurred near the close of the day (sometimes being continued far … Continue reading “Meal-Time”
Meal offering
Meal-Offering MEAL-OFFERING.See Sacrifice, 11. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Meal offering See SACRIFICE. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Meal
Meal (, ke’mach, in pause , prob. fat, i.e.. marrow; hence the fatness of wheat or barley, i.e.. its ground substance, Gen 18:6; Num 5:15; 1Ki 4:22; 1Ki 17:12; 1Ki 17:14-16; 2Ki 4:41; 1Ch 12:40; Isa 47:2; Hos 8:7; flour, as elsewhere rendered, 1Sa 1:24; 1Sa 28:24; 2Sa 17:28; Gr. , Mat 13:33; Luk 13:21; … Continue reading “Meal”
Meah, Tower of
Meah, Tower of Tower of Meah or “tower of the hundred”. Neh 3:1. (See JERUSALEM.) N.E. of the city, between the tower of Hananeel and the sheep gate. Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary