Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Lethe (, oblivion), in the Grecian mythology, the stream of forgetfulness in the lower world, to which the departed spirits go, before passing into the Elysian fields, to be cleansed from all recollection of earthly sorrows. SEE HADES. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Lethe (2) in Greek mythology, is the stream of … Continue reading “Lethe (2)”

Letfete in Norse mythology, was one of the twelve famous Asa-horses mentioned in the Edda. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Lete A titular see of Macedonia, known by its coins and inscriptions, mentioned in Ptolemy (III, xiii), the younger Pliny (IV, x, 17), Harpocration, Stephanus Byzantius, and Suidas, and in the Middle Ages in Nicephorus Bryennius (IV, xix). The spelling “Lite” is incorrect and comes from iotacism. Lete appears in some “Notitiæ episcopatuum” of a … Continue reading “Lete”

Letaah SEE LIZARD. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Let out primarily, “to give out, give up, surrender” (ek, “out, from,” didomi, “to give”), denotes “to let out for hire;” in the NT it is used, in the Middle Voice, with the meaning “to let out to one’s advantage,” in the parable of the husbandman and his vineyard, Mat 21:33, Mat 21:41; Mar 12:1; … Continue reading “Let out”

Let down “to send,” or “let down” (kata, “down,” hiemi, “to send”), is translated “to let down,” with reference to (a) the paralytic in Luk 5:19; (b) Saul of Tarsus, Act 9:25; (c) the great sheet in Peter’s vision, Act 10:11; Act 11:5. “to slacken, loosen, let loose,” denotes in the NT, “to let down, … Continue reading “Let down”

Let (alone, go) for the meanings of which see LEAVE, No. 1, frequently denotes “to let, suffer, permit,” e.g., Mat 5:40 (translated “let … have”); Mat 7:4; Mat 13:30; Mat 15:14; Mat 27:49 and Mar 15:36, RV, “let be,” probably short for “let us see” (Moulton and Milligan, Vocab.); Mar 7:27; Mar 11:6 (“let … … Continue reading “Let (alone, go)”

LET Sometimes used in the Bible in the old English sense, that is, to hinder, Isa 43:13 ; 1Ch 1:13 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Let LET.In Anglo-Saxon ltan meant to permit and lettan, to hinder. In course of time both words were spelled let. Consequently in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] , besides … Continue reading “Let”

Lesueur, Jean-Franccedil;ois Composer, b. at Drucat-Plessiel, near Abbeville, 15 Feb., 1760; d. at Paris, 6 October, 1837. He came of an ancient and illustrious family of Picardy, his great uncle being the celebrated painter, Eustache Lesueur. At seven he became a chorister at Abbeville. From 1774 to 1779 he studied music at the College of … Continue reading “Lesueur, Jean-Franccedil;ois”

Lesueur, Franois Eustache Jesuit missionary, born probably near Coutances, France, c.1685; died Montreal, Canada, 1760. He labored nearly 38 years among the Abenaki Indians in southern New Brunswick, compiled a large Abenaki dictionary and wrote a valuable account of the Calumet dance. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary