HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8650
תֹּ֫רֶן
to.ren — mast
beacon, mast, flagpole
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Beacon
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G8160
λαμπτήρ
lamptēr — a torch
1. a stand or grate for pine and other wood used for lighting rooms , (Odyssey by Homer); ὧ χαῖρε, λ. νυκτός thou that lightest up the night, of the beacon-fire, (Aeschulus Tragicus); ἕσπεροι λαμπτῆρες the evening watch-fires , (Sophocles Tragicus) 2. generally, = λαμπάς 1 (Euripides) (ML)
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παράγγελμα
parangelma — a mobilization order
1. a message transmitted by beacons, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 2. an order, command , ἀπὸ παραγγέλματος by word of command , (Thucydides) 3. an instruction, precept , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
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πυρσεύω
purseuō — to light a fire
1. to light up, kindle , πυρσεύσας σέλας Εὐβοίαν having lit up Euboea with beacon-fires σέλας combining with the notion of the Verb), (Euripides) 2. to make signals by torches or beacon-fires , (Xenophon Historicus): metaphorically, πυρσεύετε κραυγὴν ἀγῶνος give a shout in signal of battle, (Euripides):—;Pass., δόξα ὥσπερ ἀπὸ σκοπῆς πυρσεύεται (Plutarch): impersonal, πυρσεύεται fire-signals are made , (Lucian) (ML)
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πυρσός
pursos — a signal-fire
1. a firebrand, torch , (Iliad by Homer):—;in plural fires , [variant datesAnthology Palantina:—;metaphorically, πυρσὸς ὕμνων (Pindar); plural the fires of love , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) 2. a beacon or signal-fire, bale-fire , (Herdotus Historicus) 3. plural πύρσα, watch-fires , (Euripides) (ML)
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σύμβολον
sumbolon — a symbol
1. a sign or token by which one infers a thing, [variant datesTragica Adespota; λαμπάδος τὸ σύμβολον the token of the beacon-fire, (Aeschulus Tragicus):—;often in plural, of marks on the body, (Euripides); of omens , (Aeschulus Tragicus) 2. a pledge or pawn , on which money was advanced, (Lysias Orator) 3. in plural tallies , Lat. tesserae hospitales, i.e. the halves of a bone or coin, which two persons broke between them, each keeping one piece, (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 4. at Athens, a ticket, counter , Lat. tessera, such as were given to the dicasts, on presenting which they received their fee, (Demosthenes Orator) 5. a permit or licence to reside, given to aliens , (Aristophanes Comicus); a ticket given by each person who joined in a picnic, to be presented for payment at the end (compare συμβολή IV), (Aristophanes Comicus) 6. in Eccl. the distinctive mark of Christians, a confession of faith, a creed , Lat. symbolum. 7. in legal phrase, σύμβολα were covenants between two states for protection of commerce , (Demosthenes Orator), etc.; σύμβολα ποιεῖσθαι πρὸς πόλιν to make a commercial treaty with a state, τὰ ς. συγχέειν to violate such treaty , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
A pole (Heb. to’ren) used as a standard or ensign set on the tops of mountains as a call to the people to assemble themselves for some great national purpose (Isa. 30:17). In Isa. 33:23 and Ezek. 27:5, the same word is rendered “mast.” (See Banner.)
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.