BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5418
ne.tan.yah — Nethaniah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23; son of: Elishama (H0476I); father of: Ishmael (H3458H) § Nethaniah = "given of Jehovah" 1) son of Elishama of the royal family of Judah and father of Ishmael who murdered Gedaliah 2) father of Jehudi 3) a Levite, one of the 4 sons of Asaph the minstrel 4) a Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah
20 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5059
na.gan — to play
1) to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument 1a) (Qal) 1a1) player (participle) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to play 1b1a) player, minstrel (participle)
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2067
zav.di — Zabdi
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.7.1; son of: Zerah (H2226I); brother of: Ethan (H0387H), Heman (H1968H), Calcol (H3633H) and Dara (H1873); father of: Carmi (H3756H); also called Zimri at 1Ch.2.6; Also named: zim.ri (זִמְרִי "Zimri" H2174I) § Zabdi = "endowment" 1) son of Zerah and grandson of Judah; grandfather of Achan 2) one of the sons of Shimhi, a Benjamite 3) an officer of David, in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine-cellars 4) son of Asaph the minstrel; also called 'Zaccur' and 'Zichri'
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3044
Linos — Linus
1. Linos , a mythical minstrel, son of Apollo and Urania (Calliope), teacher of Orpheus, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus), etc. 2. as appellative, the song or lay of Linos , sung by a boy to the cithara while the vintagers are at work, Λίνον ὑπὸ καλὸν ἄειδεν sang the lovely lay of Linos in accompaniment, (Iliad by Homer):—;compare αἴλινος which is a mournful song. (ML)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3451
mousikos — musician
μουσικός, -ή, -όν [in LXX: Gen.31:27, Eze.26:13 (שִׁיר), Dan LXX TH Dan.3:5 ff. (זְמָר), Sir.22:6, al. ;] skilled in the arts, esp. in music; as subst., ὁ μ., a minstrel, musician: Rev.18:22.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5107
toiosde — such as this
antecedent to οἷος, as ἀοιδοῦ τοιοῦδ᾽ οἷος ὅδ᾽ ἐστί of such a minstrel as is this one, (Odyssey by Homer); absolute, ἀλλ᾽ ὅδ᾽ ἐγὼ τοιόσδε here am I such as you see , (Odyssey by Homer):—;also, so great, so noble, so bad , τοιάδε λαίφη such clothes, i. e. so bad , (Odyssey by Homer); τοσόσδε καὶ τοιόσδε (Herdotus Historicus):—;also with a qualifying word, τοιόσδ᾽ ἠμὲν δέμας ἠδὲ καὶ ἔργα such both in form and works, (Odyssey by Homer):—;with the Art., ὁ τ. ἀνήρ (Aeschulus Tragicus), etc.; οἱ τοιοίδε (Sophocles Tragicus); ἐν τῷ τοιῷδε in such circumstances, (Herdotus Historicus):—;the sense is made more indefinite in τοιόσδε τις such a one, (Thucydides):—;neuter plural τοιάδε as follows , τοιαῦτα as aforesaid , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7029
qi.shi — Kishi
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.44; son of: Abdi (H5660); father of: Jeduthun (H3038); also called Kushaiah at 1Ch.15.17; Also named: qu.sha.ya.hu (קוּשָׁיָ֫הוּ "Kushaiah" H6984) § Kishi = "bow of Jehovah" a Merarite Levite, father or ancestor of Ethan the minstrel in the time of David
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7636
hērōs — hero
1. a hero, in (Homer) used of the Greeks before Troy, then of warriors generally; and then of all free men of the heroic age, as the minstrel Demodocus, the herald Mulius, even the unwarlike Phaeacians. 2. in (Hesiod) the blessed heroes are the fourth age of men, who fell before Thebes and Troy, and then passed to the Islands of the Blest. 3. heroes, as objects of worship, demigods or men born from a god and a mortal, as Hercules, Aeneas, Memnon, (Herdotus Historicus); then of such as had done great services to mankind, as Daedalus, Triptolemus, Theseus, [variant datesAnthology Palantina 4. later, the heroes are inferior local deities , patrons of tribes, cities, guilds, founders of cities, etc.; as at Athens, the ἥρωες ἐπώνυμοι were the heroes after whom the φυλαί were named , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8120
kuknos — swan
a swan , (Iliad by Homer), etc.:—;metaphorically, from the legends of the swan's dying song ( (Aeschulus Tragicus)), a minstrel , [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8758
peristellō — to screen
1. to dress, clothe, wrap up , (Pindar); ἔπηξα δ᾽ αὐτὸν εὖ περιστείλας I planted the sword having wrapt it well with earth , i. e. planted it firmly , (Sophocles Tragicus) 2. to dress or lay out a corpse, Lat. componere, (Odyssey by Homer), attic: simply, to bury , (Plato Philosophus) 3. metaphorically to wrap up, cloak, cover , τἄδικ᾽ εὖ π. (Euripides):—;Mid., τὰ σὰ περιστέλλου κακά (Euripides) 4. to take care of, protect, defend , (Herdotus Historicus); π. τοὺς νόμους to maintain the laws, (Herdotus Historicus); τὰ πάτρια (Demosthenes Orator); π. ἀοιδάν to uphold minstrelsy, (Pindar) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →(Matt. 9:23), a flute-player. Such music was a usual accompaniment of funerals. In 2 Kings 3:15 it denotes a player on a stringed instrument.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
