Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Captive (properly , shebi; Gr. ) is distinguished from a prisoner (q.v.) or one in bondage (q.v.). SEE CAPTIVITY. Various indignities andcruelties were inflicted on those who had the misfortune to be taken captive in war. Those who surrendered were led out with halters as if for execution (1Ki 20:32). SEE BEHISTUN. On some occasions … Continue reading “Captive”

Captator A bequest dependent upon the secret will of another was, by the Roman law, termed captatoria institutio, and was forbidden. In a less technical sense, however, the captator answered substantially to our legacy-hunter, and the scandal seems to have been rife in the early Church. A law of Valen Valetiian, and Gratian (A.D. 370), … Continue reading “Captator”

Captains Of Chariots (Exo 15:4) might be supposed to denote the officer or officers who had charge of the chariot forces, but the literal meaning is mounted third men (). This passage seems obscure, but a picture from an Egyptian tomb (the Rameseium of Thebes), nearly or quite as ancient as the period to which … Continue reading “Captains Of Chariots”

CAPTAINS of the Host Num 31:48; Deu 20:9; Jdg 4:2; 1Sa 14:50; 1Sa 17:18; 1Ki 16:16 2Ki11:15; 2Ki25:8; 1Ch 11:21; 1Ch 12:34 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Captain Of The Temple (Act 4:1; Act 5:24; Act 5:26, ) This is St. Lukes name for the commander of the Levitical guard who kept order in the Temple precincts and guarded the house. He was not a civil officer, but a priest; and his duty, besides keeping the peace, was to make his rounds … Continue reading “Captain Of The Temple”

Captain (in the Bible) In the Douay version captain represents several different Hebrew and Latin words, and designates both civil and military officers. It is used without rule, other words being frequently substituted where the same expression with the same sense is translated, and this is true with regard to the Latin Vulgate as well … Continue reading “Captain (in the Bible)”

captain (in the bible) In the Douay Version, captain represents several different Hebrew and Latin words. It is used only for the highest civil officers as in the expressions “captain of my people” (4 Kings), and “let us appoint a captain” (Numbers 14). Military officers of all grades, however, are thus designated, e.g.: generals; infantry … Continue reading “Captain”

Capsum is a term for the nave of a church. Gregory of Tours (Hist. Fracnc. ii, 14) describes a certain church as having thirty-two windows in the sanctuary, twenty in the nave (“in capso “). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Capsuila SEE CAPSA. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Capsius, Heinrich a German Lutheran theologian, was born at Gorden, near, Nitze-buttel, in the duchy of Holstein. After having pursued his studies at Wittenberg, he was elected, in 1670, pastor at Buirg, where he remained until his death, which occurred May 9, 1706. He wrote, Disputatio .de lonce Diaplo Thalassio (Wittenberg,16, 659, 1667): Disputatio de … Continue reading “Capsius, Heinrich”