PERIPHRASIS, CIRCUITIO
PERIPHRASIS, CIRCUITIO
PERIPHRASIS, CIRCUITIO, are subservient, the one to copiousness, the other to suavity of ornament. The former is that which rather expresses a thing by circumlocution, than sets it forth by its own proper term, inasmuch as aiming at expanding the several words. The latter especially serves to designate the attribute of a thing: hence it calls a thing, not by its own proper word, but by a number of words; and this, for the sake of either increasing or diminishing, or at least for the sake of hiding any offence which might have existed in the strict (proper) word; or for more special reasons: e.g.-Mat 26:29, . A Periphrasis for wine. See Gnom. on the passage.-Mat 27:62, . Periphrasis for the Sabbath. See Gnom.-Luk 2:11, . Periphrasis for Bethlehem. See Gnom.-1Th 4:5, : 1Th 4:12, : 1Th 4:13, . A Periphrasis for the Gentiles.-Heb 1:14, . A sweet Periphrasis for the elect.-Comp. the Title EUPHEMISM.