Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

acolyte (Greek: akolouthos, attendant, follower) An attendant, for subordinate duties, on the ministers officiating at a sacred rite, e.g., altar-boys; especially member of the highest of minor orders in the Latin Church. The chief duties of this office are: to light the candles on the altar and to carry them in procession and during the … Continue reading “Acolyte”

Acoluthus, Andreas one of the most famous Orientalists of his age, was born at Bernstadt, March 16, 1654. After due preparation at the Elizabeth Gymnasium in Breslau, he was instructed in the Rabbinic, Syriac, Chaldee, Arabic, Persian, and Ethiopic languages by A. Pfeiffer. With these he combined the study of Mauretanian, Turkish, Coptic, Armenian, and … Continue reading “Acoluthus, Andreas”

acolouthia (Greek: sequence) The arrangement of the Divine Office in the Greek Church, beginning with Little Vespers before sunset and Greater Vespers after it; the Orthros (Greed: dawn), in two parts, corresponding to Matins and Lauds of the Roman Rite, is said at midnight; little Hours are said during the day and the Office closes … Continue reading “Acolouthia”

Acoetes in Greek mythology, was (1) the pilot on a Tyrrhemnian ship which landed on Naxos. The ship hands brought a beautiful child to him, which he was requested to take along with him. When he beheld its perfect form, he saw that it was the child of some deity, and would not give his … Continue reading “Acoetes”

Acoemetona (, sleepless), a Greek term for the light which burns continually before the reserved emblems of the sacrament. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

ACOEMETAE Or ACOMETI, an order of monks at Constantinople in the fifth century, whom the writers of that and the following ages called Watchers, because they performed divine service day and night without intermission. They divided themselves into three classes, who alternately succeeded one another, so that they kept up a perpetual course of worship. … Continue reading “Acoemetae”

Acmonides in Roman mythology, was a Cyclops and an assistant of Vulcan. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Acmonia A titular see of Phrygia Pacatiana, in Asia Minor, now known as Ahat-Keui. It is mentioned by Cicero (Pro Flacco, 15) and was a point on the road between Dorylaeum and Philadelphia. ———————————– SMITH, Dict. of Greek and Roman Geogr. (London, 1878), I, 21; MAS LATRIE, Tr sor de chronologie, etc. (Paris, 1887), 1979. … Continue reading “Acmonia”

Acmon in Greek legend, was (1) a companion of Diomede, who boldly ventured to disgrace Venus, because of which he and his companions, who had taken part in the crime, were transformed into birds. (2.) A son of Clytius of Lyrnessus, in Phrygia, a companion of AEneas. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Acmenes in Greek mythology, were certain nymphs of thie woods and rivers near Elis. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature