Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Accusation, Accuse probably has the primary meaning of “a cause, especially an occasion of something evil, hence a charge, an accusation.” It is used in a forensic sense, of (a) an accusation, Act 25:18 (RV, “charge”), Act 25:27; (b) a crime, Mat 27:37; Mar 15:26; Joh 18:38; Joh 19:4, Joh 19:6; Act 13:28; Act 23:28; … Continue reading “Accusation, Accuse”

Accusation See Trial-At-Law. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church

Accursius, Francesco (Italian Accorso). (1)FRANCESCO ACCURSIUS (1182-1260) A celebrated Italian jurisconsult of the Middle Ages, b. at Florence, 1182; d. at Bologna, 1260. After applying himself to various studies until he was twenty-eight, or according to other statements, thirty-seven years old, he took up the law and became one of its most distinguished exponents. He … Continue reading “Accursius, Francesco”

Accursed See Anathema. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church ACCURSED Something that lies under a curse or sentence of excommunication. In the Jewish idiom, accursed and crucified were synonymous among them, every one was accounted accursed who died on a tree. This serves to explain the difficult passage in Rom 9:2, where the apostle wishes … Continue reading “Accursed”

Accurately is correctly translated in the RV of Luk 1:3, “having traced the course of all things accurately” (AV, “having had perfect understanding”). It is used in Mat 2:8, of Herod’s command to the wise men as to searching for the young Child (RV, “carefully;” AV, “diligently”); in Act 18:25, of Apollos’ teaching of “the … Continue reading “Accurately”

Accubation the posture of reclining (, , sit at meat, sit down) on couches at table, which prevailed among the Jews in and before the time of Christ; a custom apparently derived from Persian luxury, but usual among the Romans likewise. The dinner-bed, or triclinium, stood in the middle of the dining-room (itself hence called … Continue reading “Accubation”

Accra Version This language is spoken by a trading people on the Gold Coast of Africa. The Rev. A. Hanson, a native of Accra, translated the gospels of St. Matthew and St. John into this language, which were printed in 1843 at London, by the British and Foreign Bible Society, in Roman letters. A revised … Continue reading “Accra Version”

Accoz ( v. r. , for Heb. Koz, with the art. , hak-Kots’), one of the priests whose descendants returned from the captivity, having lost their pedigree (1Es 5:38); evidently the same with Koz (q.v.) of the parallel text (Ezr 2:61). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Accoz akoz (, Akbos; the Revised … Continue reading “Accoz”

Accountability a-koun-ta-bili-ti. 1. Scriptural Principles The general teaching of Scripture on this subject is summarized in Rom 14:12 : So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God. But this implies, on the one hand, the existence of a Moral Ruler of the universe, whose will is revealed, and, on the … Continue reading “Accountability”

Account (-ed) (Verbs and Noun) primarily, “to be of opinion, think, suppose,” also signifies “to seem, be accounted, reputed,” translated “accounted” in Mar 10:42; Luk 22:24. It is not used ironically here, nor in Gal 2:2, Gal 2:6, Gal 2:9, “those who were of repute.” See REPUTE, SEEM, SUPPOSE, THINK. (or-AO) “to put to a … Continue reading “Account (-ed) (Verbs and Noun)”