Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Tithes, Lay Under this heading must be distinguished (1) secular tithes, which subjects on crown-estates were obliged to pay to princes, or tenants, or vassals on leased lands or lands held in fief to their landlords (decimæ origine laicales), and (2) ecclesiastical tithes, which in the course of time became alienated from the Church to … Continue reading “Tithes, Lay”

Tithes (Noun) * For TITHES (Noun) see TENTH, No. 2 Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Tithes () It is admitted universally that the payment of tithes, or the tenths of possessions, for sacred purposes did not find a place within the Christian Church during the age covered by the apostles and their immediate successors. In the Hebrew religious community tithes possessed a two-fold character. They were either a charitable and … Continue reading “Tithes”

Tithe (Verb) from dekatos, “tenth,” in the Active Voice denotes “to take tithes of,” Heb 7:6, RV, “hath taken (AV, received) tithes;” in the Passive, “to pay tithes,” Heb 7:9, RV, “hath paid (AV, ‘payed’) tithes.” In the Sept., Neh 10:37. denotes (a) “to tithe” (apo, “from,” dekatos, “tenth”), Mat 23:23 (AV, “pay tithe of”); … Continue reading “Tithe (Verb)”

TITHE A tenth, the proportion of a man’s income devoted to sacred purposes from time immemorial, Gen 14:20 28:22. This was prescribed in the Mosaic law, Num 31:31 . A twofold tithe was required of each Jewish citizen. The first consisted of one-tenth of the produce of his fields, trees, flocks, and herds, to be … Continue reading “Tithe”

Titfilus the Latin name given to early churches, as if in contradistinction to the martyria, or those erected over the graves of martyrs. SEE MARTYR; SEE MENSA. The tituli of the Middle Ages were parish churches under the care of presbyters, who took their titles from them. Why they were called tituli is not exactly … Continue reading “Titfilus”

Titelmann, Francis a Roman Catholic theologian, was born in 1497 at Hasselt, Belgium, and studied at Liege. Having completed his studies, he joined the Capuchins, went to Rome in 1537, and died the same year. He wrote, Commentaria in Omnes Psalmos: Paraphrastica Elucidatio in Librum Job: Commentaria in Ecclesiasten Salomonis: Commentaria in Cantica Canticorum: Collatio … Continue reading “Titelmann, Francis”

Titans TITANS.In Greek mythology the Titans were divine or semi-divine beings who, endowed with supernatural powers, were overcome only with the greatest difficulty. In later times they were identified with primitive giants. In the LXX [Note: Septuagint.] version of Samuel the Vale of Rephaim (2Sa 5:16; 2Sa 5:22) is called the Vale of the Titans. … Continue reading “Titans”

Titanes in Greek mythology, were the children of Urtanus and Gaia. There were twenty-two of them namely, Oceanus, Ostasus, Adamus, Ophion, Anytus, Coeus, Andes, Hyperion, Crius, Olymbrus, Japetus, _Egaon, and Kronus (Saturn); Tethys, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Dione, Thia, Thrace, Euryphaessa. They represented the powers of nature as anciently and still engaged in wild combat. … Continue reading “Titanes”

Titan (, usually in the plur. , of uncertain derivation).. These children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth) were, SEE TITANES, according to the earliest Greek legends, the vanquished predecessors of the Olympian gods, condemned by Zeus to dwell in Tartarus, yet not without retaining many relics of their ancient dignity (AEsch. Prom. Vinct. passim). … Continue reading “Titan”