Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Accent in a grammatical sense, is the tone or stress of the voice upon a particular syllable, which is the means of distinguishing or separating words in rapid enunciation, and is not to be confounded with the rhythmical or musical ictus or force which regulates poetry or metre, and is, at the same time, independent … Continue reading “Accent”

Accensorii In the early Church there was a class of officers called acolyths, corresponding to the Roman apparitor or pedellus, bedellus, beadle. In their ordination, the bishop, after informing them as to the duties of their office, placed in the hands of each a candlestick with a lighted taper in it, intimating that it was … Continue reading “Accensorii”

Accendite (light ye), a liturgical term signifying the ceremony observed in many churches in lighting the candles on solemn festivals. The Accendite is usually sung by the deacon, acolytes, or singers; but at Angers by a musical choir in these words, “Accendite faces lampadarum; eia; psallite, fratres, hora est; canntate Deo; eia, eia, eia’” See … Continue reading “Accendite”

Accaron (Ekron). The most northern of the five principal Philistine cities (Joshua 13:3; 15:11; 15:46). We do not know whether it was founded by the Philistines or the Hevites. It was first given to the tribe of Juda (Joshua 15:11; 15:45) and then to Dan (Joshua 19:43). Juda conquered it for a time (Judges 1:18), … Continue reading “Accaron”

Accarisi (Or Accarisio), Giacomo, S. T. P. professor of rhetoric at Mantua, was a native of Bologna, Italy. He became professor in 1627, and died bishop of Vesta in 1654. When lecturing in Rome in 1636 on Aristotle’s book on the heavens he maintained that the sun moved round the earth, and published his opinion … Continue reading “Accarisi (Or Accarisio), Giacomo, S. T. P.”

Accaophori A sect of heretics which used water instead of wine for the eucharist had this name given to it by Timotheus Presbyter, who traces the sect’s origin to the followers of Tatian, or the Encratites (q.v.). But he adds that the Accaophori were called Hydroparastatoe (q.v.), and hence the name is supposed to be … Continue reading “Accaophori”

Accalu (the Devourer?) was one of the dogs of Marduk, which was deified by the Assyrians. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Accad, Accadians akad, ak-adi-ans. See BABYLONIA. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ACCAD One of the four cities built in the plain of Shinar by Nimrod, founder of the Assyrian empire, Gen 10:10. Its site is identified by some travellers with ruins, which lie from six to nine miles west of Bagdad. There is here a ruinous structure called Tell-i-nimrood, Hill of Nimrod, consisting of a mass … Continue reading “Accad”

Accaba ACCABA, 1Es 5:30 = Hagab, Ezr 2:46. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Accaba aka-ba, ak-aba (B, , Akkaba; A, , Gaba; the King James Version Agaba) = Hagab (Ezr 2:46); see also HAGABA (Neh 7:48): The descendants of Accaba (temple-servants) returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 5:30). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia