Byzantine architecture Christian architecture of the East which supplanted the early forms held in common by East and West, characterized by exclusive use of vaulted roofs and rejection of wood in construction, balancing of thrusts by counter-thrusts instead of dead weight, and classic Roman structural elements modified by oriental ideas, of which the most important … Continue reading “Byzantine Architecture”
Byzance, Louis De
Byzance, Louis De a native of Constantinople, originally a Jew named Raphael Levi, embraced Christianity, and became a priest of the Oratory. He settled in Paris, and became famous for his interest in Oriental manuscripts of the New Test. He was also an able mathematician. He died in 1722, after twenty years insanity. Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Byzance, Louis De”
Byword
Byword bwurd: , shammah = consternation, astonishment, waste, wonderful language, object of remark (Deu 28:37; 1Ki 9:7; 2Ch 7:20); , mashal, or , meshol = a satire, byword (Job 17:6; Psa 44:14); , millah, or , milleh = a topic, object of talk, byword (Job 30:9). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Byway
Byway BYWAY.See Roads. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Byway bwa (, nethbhoth): Only in Jdg 5:6. Compare Jer 18:15; the King James Version paths (the Revised Version (British and American) by-paths). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Bywater, Alfred
Bywater, Alfred a young English Methodist preacher, was born at Sheffield in 1809, and was converted in early life. He became a local preacher; but in 1836 began to itinerate in the New Connection. Two years sufficed to break down his health; he returned to Sheffield, hoping to recover, that he might ‘preach the Gospel, … Continue reading “Bywater, Alfred”
Bythway, William
Bythway, William an English Wesleyan minister, was born at Dudley in 1796. He was converted in his sixteenth year; called into the ministry in i824; retired in 1864 to Manchester; in 1869 to Didsbury, where he died, in September, 1874. Bythway was esteemed for his sound judgment, integrity, and piety. His character was transparent and … Continue reading “Bythway, William”
Bythner, Victorinus (2)
Bythner, Victorinus a native of Poland, who came to England, matriculated at the University of Oxford, and read lectures on Hebrew there for years. He then passed some time in Cambridge, and about 1664 settled in Cornwall, where he practiced medicine. He died in 1670. Among his writings are Lethargy of the Soul (1636, 8vo): … Continue reading “Bythner, Victorinus (2)”
Bytemeister, Heinrich Johann
Bytemeister, Heinrich Johann a Lutheran minister of Germany, was born at Zell in 1698. He was appointed in 1740 professor of theology at Helmstadt, where he died in 1746. He wrote a great number of works in’ Latin, the most important of which are two on arithmetic and numismatics (Strasburg, 1744). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, … Continue reading “Bytemeister, Heinrich Johann”
Byssus
Byssus SEE LINEN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Byssus (2) SEE LINEN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Byssus bisus. See LINEN. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Byssus By this word we generally understand that fine Egyptian linen of which the priests’ tunics were made. But we must distinguish three … Continue reading “Byssus”
Byrrhus
Byrrhus SEE BIRRUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature