Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Thermopylae A titular see and suffragan of Athens in Achaia Prima. It is the name of a defile about 4 miles long, whose principal passage was barred by a wall, which the Phocidians erected against the Thessalians in the sixth century B.C. It receives its name from two hot springs called today Loutra (the baths). … Continue reading “Thermopylae”

Thermeleth (), a Greek form (1 Esdr. 5, 36) of the name Hebraized (Ezra 2, 59) TEL-MELATH SEE TEL-MELATH (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Thermeleth THERMELETH.See Telmelah. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Thermeleth thurme-leth (, Thermeleth (1 Esdras 5:36)). See TEL-MELAH. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Thermae Basilicae A titular see in Cappadocia Prima, suffragan of Caesarea. The Greek “Notitiae episcopatuum” down to the thirteenth century describe the see as the first suffragan of Caesarea. Perhaps there was a bishop from the time of St. Basil; in any case four others are mentioned: Firminius, present at the Council of Chalcedon, 451; … Continue reading “Thermae Basilicae”

Theresa, or Teresa, St was born at Avila, in Castile, Spain, March 28, 1515. Her full name was Theresa Sanchez de Cepeda. From early childhood she was accustomed, with a favorite brother, to read the lives of the saints and martyrs until they both became possessed of a passionate desire to obtain the crown of … Continue reading “Theresa, or Teresa, St”

Theremin, Ludwig Friederich Franz a celebrated German preacher and professor, was born at Gramzow, March 19, 1780. He was of Huguenot extraction, his family having emigrated from France after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and his father was the pastor of the French congregation in the town where Franz was born. After suitable … Continue reading “Theremin, Ludwig Friederich Franz”

Therein, Thereinto, Thereof, Thereon, Thereout, Thereto, Thereunto, Thereupon, Therewith * Note: These translate various phrases consisting of a preposition with forms of either the personal pronoun autos, “he,” or the demonstrative houtos, “this.” Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Therefore * For THEREFORE see +, p. 9 Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Thereby * Notes: (1) Di’autes (see above) occurs in Mat 7:13; Joh 11:4; Heb 12:11. (2) Dia tautes, “by means of this, thereby,” occurs in Heb 12:15; Heb 13:2. (3) En aute, “in, or by, it,” is rendered “thereby” in Rom 10:5; en auto in Eph 2:16 (some texts have en heauto, “in Himself”); 1Pe … Continue reading “Thereby”

Thereat * Note: The phrase di’autes, lit., “by (dia) it,” is rendered “thereat” in Mat 7:13, AV (RV, “thereby”). Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Thereabout * Note: The phrase peri toutou, “concerning this,” is rendered “thereabout” in Luk 24:4. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words