GENERAL

INDEX

Ab, one of the supreme officers in the Jewish san-
hedrin, Matt. xx. 21, xxiii. 9.

Abba, import of this Syriac word, Mark xiv. 36. In
what it differs from Abbi, ibid. Slaves were not
permitted to use the term Abba in accosting their
masters, Rom. viii. 15.

Abilene, a province of Syria, Luke iii. 1.

Abrech, 128, probable conjecture relative to its im-
port, Matt. iii., in fine.

Academics, a sect of Greek philosophers founded by
the celebrated Plato, Acts xvii. 18.

Acanthus, or Bear's-foot, Pliny's account of the,
Matt. xxvii. 29; Mark xv. 17. The acanthine
crown, which the Jews in derision put on the
head of our Lord, supposed by Michaelis and
Bishop Pearce to have been formed of this herb,
ibid.

the ratification of a covenant made between the
Greeks and the Trojans, when the throats of the
lambs were cut, and their blood poured out, Matt.
xxvi. 28.

Admael, the angel of the earth, according to the
rabbins, Rev. xvi. 5.

Adonai,, the Jews always substitute this word for
Jehovah,, whenever they meet with it in their
reading of the law and the prophets, 2 Cor. xii. 4;
Rev. xix. 12.

Adoption, nature of the act of, so frequent among the
ancient Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans, Rom. viii.
15.

Adria, an ancient appellation for the Sicilian sea,
Acts xxvii. 17, 27.

Adulteresses, punishment of, among the ancient Ger-
mans, 1 Cor. xi. 5.

Accusation of the criminal who was crucified affixed
to the cross, Matt. xxvii. 37. Exhibition of our
Lord's accusation in the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin,
as it was probably written by the command of
Pilate, ibid.; John xix. 19.

Accuser of the Israelites, an appellation of Satan ex-
ceedingly frequent in rabbinical writings, Rev.

xii. 10.

Aceldama, a word, not of Hebrew, but of Chaldaio-
Syriac origin, Acts i. 19. Its import, ibid.
Achlus, axλvç, a species of ophthalmia, Acts xiii. 11.
Acropolis, some account of the, Acts xvii. 15.
Acts of the Apostles, the first history of the Christian
church on record, Preface to the Acts. By whom
written, ibid. General observations on this book of
the sacred canon, Acts xxviii., in fine.

Adam, difference of import between D Adam, and
wx Enosh, Hebr. ii. 6.

Additions to the commonly received Greek Text,
Luke vi. 4; John vi. 56; Acts v. 17, x. 25, xi. 3,
xvi. 35, 38; Hebr. xi. 23, 31; Rev. viii. 7.
Adieu, its derivation and import, Acts xv. 29.
Adjuration, form of, according to Homer, used in

term, Matt. v. 25.

Eschylus, citation of a passage of great sublimity
relative to the Supreme Being, 1 Tim. vi. 15.
Ethiopic Version, Introduction to the Gospels and
Acts, p. xiv.

Affirmation of a Quaker in a court of judicature,
thoughts concerning the, 2 Cor. i., in fine. Form
of the affirmation as required by stat. 7 and 8 W.
3., cap. 34. § 1., ibid. Form of it as finally settled
by 8 Geo. 2., c. 24. § 6., ibid.

Agabus, account of the famine foretold by this pro-
phet, Matt. xxiv. 7; Acts xi. 28.

Ayanaι, Love feasts, in use of the primitive church
till the middle of the fourth century, Jude 12.

Lately revived among the Moravians and Methodists
ibid. At what times originally celebrated. ibid.
Ayanaw, import of this word, John xxi. 15. In what
it differs from φιλέω, ibid.

Ayarn, definition of this word by the author of a MS.
lexicon in the late French king's library, Matt. xxii.
37; 1 Cor. xiii. 1. Of what words supposed to be
compounded, ibid.

Agdistis, an object of idolatrous worship among the
ancient Galata, Preface to Galatians.
Ayevεaλoynтos, without descent, in what sense this
term is applied to Melchizedek, Heb. vii. 3.
Aylaw, an important meaning of this word pointed
out, John xvii. 19.

ATNQETQ OEQ, To the Unknown God, remarks upon
this ancient inscription which St. Paul made the
basis of his celebrated sermon at Athens; Acts
xvii. 23. Citations from Lucian, Philostratus, Pau- |
sanias, Minutius Felix, and Tertullian, in which
there is an allusion to the ancient heathen custom
of dedicating altars to the unknown divinity, ibid.
Agony of our Lord in Gethsemane, thoughts concern-
ing the cause of the, Luke xxii., in fine.
Ayopatot, definition of this word by Hesychius, Acts
xvii. 5. Import of it among the rabbins when
written in Chaldee characters, ibid.

Agree to ask, the original so translated a beautiful
metaphor from a number of musical instruments
set to the same key, and playing the same tune,
Matt. xviii. 19.

Aqua, a frequent acceptation of this word in classic
writers pointed out, Acts xvii. 26.

Atv, inquiry into the proper meaning of this term,
Matt. xxv. 46; 1 Cor. x. 11; 2 Cor. iv. 18; Heb.
vii. 28. Whence derived according to Aristotle,
Matt. vi. 13, xxiv. 3; John xvii. 3; Acts iii.
21.

Aisar, y, its import among the rabbins, Matt. x.

29.

AIZION, one of the six Ephesian characters, Acts
xix. 19. Its import, according to Hesychius, ibid.
Ajaeeb al Makhlookat, description of a beautiful
painting in this work, Acts ii. 3.

Alabaster-box, various conjectures concerning the
import of the Greek word so translated, Mark
xiv. 3.

fine. The very injudicious method of allegorizing
among Jews and Christians has been of great dis-
service to the cause of religion, Gal. iv. 24.

Almah,

by, its derivation and import, Matt. i. 23.
This term, in its most obvious and literal acceptation,
applicable to the mother of our Lord till she had
brought forth her first-born Son, Matt. i. 23. The
house of David could not fail till the almah or rir-
gin had both conceived and brought forth her Son,
ibid. The destruction of the Jewish polity and
genealogical registers in the apostolic age an irre-
fragable demonstration that the miraculous con-
ception spoken of by the prophet had already
taken place, ibid. This Great Offspring of Jehovah
emphatically named from this circumstance, TEE
SON OF GOD, shown to be no other than Jesus the
Christ, ibid.

Almsgiving, Pharisaic doctrine of the meritoriousness
of, Matt. vi. 1.

Alpha and Omega, import of this phraseology, Rev.

i. 8.

Apapria, reference to a great number of passages in
the Septuagint where on or non, sin-offering, is
so translated, 2 Cor. v. 21.
'Aμaprwλoç, sinner, a word signifying a heathen
throughout the Gospels, and in some other parts of
the New Testament, Matt. ix. 10; Mark ii. 16;
Luke vii. 37, xiii. 4, xv. 1, xxiv. 7; Gal. ii. 15.
Amen, its import, Matt. vi. 13; John x. 1. Whene
derived according to some, Matt. vi. 13. Thi
response considered by the ancient Jews of the
highest authority and merit, 1 Cor. xiv. 16. The
repetition of this word among the Jewish writers
thought to be of equal import with the most soltan
oath, John iii. 3, xxi. 25.

Amethyst, account of this precious stone, Rev. xx

20.

Amphipolis, a city of Macedonia, by whom built, azl
why so named, Acts xvii. 1.
Avaπλпρovται, a very important meaning of this Gresk
word, which is generally overlooked, Matt. xii. 14.
Avaotaois, and Ežavaoraois, in what these works
probably differ in import, Phil. iii. 11.
Avalepa of the same import with the cheren så
the rabbins, Rom. ix. 3; 1 Cor. xvi. 22. Se
Cherem.

38.

Alexandria, some account of this celebrated city of
Egypt, Acts xviii. 24.

Aλeğikakoç, The Dispeller of Evil, an epithet given by
the ancient inhabitants of Malta to Hercules, Acts
xxviii. 6.

Anλovia, the Hebrew words

hallelu Yah, in
Greck characters, Rev. xix. 1. Its import, ibid.
The ɛɛɛv îŋ of the peans a manifest corruption of
αλληλουΐα, ibid.

Allegory, derivation and definition of this word, Gal.
iv. 24. The rabbinical writings full of allegories,
ibid. Examples from heathen writers, ibid. Dr.
Lowth's account of the three species of allegory
to be met with in the sacred writings, Gal. iv., in

to some, Luke xxiv. 19. A more probable meaning
of this phrase proposed, and illustrated by severa
examples from sacred and profane writers, ibid.
Avno divxos, the man of two souls, import of this
Hebraism, James i. 8.

Angari, the messengers or posts among the ancient
Persians, Matt. v. 41. Their modern appellation,
ibid.

Angel of death, how represented by the Jews, 1 Cat

xv. 55. Jewish fables concerning, Heb. ii. 14
Angelic ministry, doctrine of, defended, Matt. xvïï. 14,
Angels, strange opinions of the rabbins relative to
the formation of, Heb. i. 7.
Anglo-Saxon Version, Introduction to the Gospels and
Acts, p. xxii.

Arimals that had been employed for agricultural pur-
poses not offered in sacrifice by the Hebrews,
Greeks, Romans, nor Egyptians, Mark xi. 2.
Annihilation of the wicked, doctrine of the, considered,
Matt. xxv. 46; xxvi. 24.

Apsopwv, rendered draught, what it properly imports,
Matt. xv. 17.

Apion, very fanciful reason given by this ancient
grammarian why Homer commenced his Iliad with
with the word unviv, Rev. xiii. 18.

ancient Jews, Luke vii. 46.

Anointing the sick, a ceremony frequent among the
ancient Jews, Mark vi. 13.

Anointing of our Lord, Bishop Newcome's account
of the, Matt. xxv., in fine.

Antehieronymian Versions of the Scriptures, some ac-
count of the, Introduction to the Gospels and Acts
P. xviii.

Anthologia, citation of a passage from the, in which
the hen's affection for her brood is very beautifully
described, Matt. xxiii. 27.

Av‡рwжivη nμɛpa, a frequent import of this phrase,
1 Cor. iv. 3.

Avsprog, examples produced in which this word is
apparently used as an expletive, Acts vii. 2. De-
rivation of this word, according to the best etymo-
logists, 1 Pet. iii. 4.

Antichrist, who or what, in the apostolic sense of the
word, 1 John ii. 18.

Avricikog, rendered adversary, a forensic term, Matt.
v. 25.

Antinomianism, a very dangerous heresy, against
which the church of Christ should be always on
its guard, Rom. iii., in fine; 1 Cor. iii. 15; Heb.
iii. 1; James v., in fine.

Antioch, a city of Syria, by whom built, and where
situated, Acts xi. 19. The disciples of our Lord
first called Christians in this city, Acts xi. 26.
Antioch in Pisidia, analysis of St. Paul's sermon at
this place, Acts xiii. 52.

Antioch, several cities of this name, Acts xiii. 14.
Antiochus Epiphanes, account of his defiling the
temple, John x. 22.

Antipas, a martyr of the primitive Christian church,
very uncertain who, Rev. ii. 13. A work still ex-
tant, professing to give an account of this man, a
most manifest forgery, Rev. ii. 13.

Antipatris, where situated, Acts xxiii. 31. Why so
named, ibid. Anciently called Capharsaba; and
supposed to be the same with the Capharsalama,
or Capharsaluma, of the Apocrypha, ibid.
Antonia, description of the castle of, by Josephus,
Acts xxi. 31. Built by John Hyrcanus, and was
the royal residence of the Asmonean princes as
long as they reigned in Jerusalem, ibid. Its original
appellation, ibid.

Antoninus (Marcus), very remarkable saying of this
Roman emperor, when speaking of Nature, whom
he addresses as God, Rom. xi. 35.

TаTWρ, aμηTwp, without father, without mother, shown
to be a Jewish phrase, importing that the name of
the father or mother was not entered in the public
genealogical registers, Heb. vii. 3.

Απαύγασμα, synonymous with ήλιου φεγγος, according
to Hesychius, Heb. i. 3. In what anavyaoμa differs
in import from αυγασμα, ibid.

Egyptian idol must be without blemish, John vi.
27. Account by Herodotus of the curious mode
adopted by the Egyptians of ascertaining whether
the animal were proper for sacrifice, ibid.
Apocalypse, see Revelation.

Aπокρɩɩ, inquiry into the import of this term, Luke
ii. 47.

AñоKadıoτavεiv, different acceptations of this word.
Acts i. 6.

Apollonia, a city of Macedonia, Acts xvii. 1.
Apollos, remarkable that a Jew should have been so
named, Acts xviii. 24. How this circumstance may
be accounted for, ibid..

Apologies of the primitive Christians, brief account of
the, 2 Tim. iv., in fine.

Apology, ancient and modern acceptations of this
word, Acts xxii. 1; 2 Tim. iv. 16.

Apostasy, five degrees of, pointed out, Heb. iii. 12.
Apostasy of the latter times, Bishop Newton's obser-
vations on St. Paul's prophecy concerning the, 1
Tim. iv., in fine.

Apostle, derivation and import of this word, Matt. x.
2; Rom. i. 1. Αποστολοι, apostles, and κηρυκες,
heralds, used synonymously by Herodotus, ibid.
Essential to the character of an apostle that he
had seen and conversed with Christ, 1 Cor. ix. 1,
xv. 8.

Appeals to the emperor, ancient Roman laws respect-
ing, Acts xxv. 11.

Appii Forum, a town about 52 miles from Rome, now
called Cæsarilla de S. Maria, Acts xxviii. 15.
Arabic Versions, short account of the, Introduction
to the Gospels and Acts p. xiv.

Arabon, pay, rendered pledge, inquiry into its import,
2 Cor. i. 22.

Araboth, many, the seventh heaven, according to the
rabbins, 2 Cor. xii. 2.

Araspes, very remarkable anecdote concerning, re-
lated by Xenophon, in his life of Cyrus, Rom. vii. 20.
Aratus, St. Paul's citation from the Phenomena of,
in his celebrated sermon at Athens, Acts xvii. 28.
Archangel, this word not found in the sacred writings
in the plural number, and why, Jude 9.
Apxeoai, extensive import of this word in the sacred
canon, John xiii. 5.

Archimedes, how this celebrated mathematician de-

stroyed the Roman fleet, and thus prolonged for a
short time the political existence of Syracuse, Acts
xxviii. 12.

Architriclinus, original acceptation of this word, John
ii. 8. What it afterwards imported, ibid.
Areopagus, a hill not far from the Acropolis, where
the supreme court of justice of the Athenians was
held, one of the most sacred and reputable courts
in the whole Gentile world, Acts xvii. 19. Poetic
fiction from which this Athenian court obtained its