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GREEK · G1124

γραφή

graphē — a writing

γραφή, -ῆς, ἡ (γράφω), [in LXX chiefly for כְּתָב ;] 1. a drawing, painting. 2. (a) writing; (b) that which is written, a writing: πᾶσα γ., 2Ti.3:16; γ. ἅγιαι, Rom.1:2; προφητικαί, Rom.16:26; al αἱ γ. τ. προφητῶν, Mat.26:56; ἡ γ., αἱ γ., the sacred writings, the Scriptures (i.e. the OT; see Milligan, NTD, 205); in pl., when the sacred writings as a whole are meant, e.g. Mat.21:42 26:54, Jhn.5:39, Rom.15:4; in sing., when a particular passage is referred to, as in Luk.4:21, Jhn.19:24, Rom.4:3 9:17 10:11 11:2, Jas.2:23 (Cremer, 165; DCG, ii, 584). (AS)

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GREEK · G1449

ἐγγράφω

engraphō — to write in

1. to mark in or on, to paint on , (Herdotus Historicus) 2. to inscribe, write in or on , (Herdotus Historicus):—;Pass., ἐγγεγραμμένος τι having something written on it, (Sophocles Tragicus); so Virgil flores inscripti nomina. 3. to enter in the public register , ἐγγρ. τὸν υἱὸν εἰς ἄνδρας (Demosthenes Orator):—;Pass., εἰς τοὺς δημότας ἐγγραφῆναι (Demosthenes Orator) 4. to enter on the judge's list, to indict , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G1123

γραπτός

graptos — written

γραπτός, -ή, -όν (γράφω), [in LXX for מִכְתָּב ;] 1. painted. 2. written: Rom.2:15. † (AS)

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GREEK · G6047

καταγράφω

katagraphō — to delineate

1. to scratch away, lacerate , (Herdotus Historicus) 2. to engrave, inscribe , νόμους (Plutarch) 3. to paint over , (Lucian) 4. to fill tablets with writing (Euripides) 5. to write down, register, record , (Plato Philosophus) (ML)

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GREEK · G6241

ἀλοιφή

aloiphē — ointment

1. anything used for anointing, hog's-lard, grease, unguent , (Homer) 2. laying on of unguents or paint, ἀλ. μύρων (Plato Philosophus) (ML)

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GREEK · G7050

εἰκάζω

eikazō — to imagine

1. to make like to, represent by a likeness, portray , (Xenophon Historicus); εἰκὼν γραφῆι εἰκασμένη a figure painted to the life , (Herdotus Historicus); αἰετὸς εἰκασμένος a figure like an eagle, (Herdotus Historicus) 2. to liken, compare , τί τινι (Aeschulus Tragicus); εἰκ. τι καί τι (Herdotus Historicus): to describe by a comparison , (Herdotus Historicus):—;Pass. to resemble , τινι (Euripides) 3. to infer from comparison, form a conjecture , (Herdotus Historicus); ὡς εἰκάσαι, so far as one can guess , (Herdotus Historicus):—;with accusative et infinitive to guess that it is so, guess it to be , (Herdotus Historicus): —; εἰκ. τι ἔκ τινος (Aeschulus Tragicus); ἀπό τινος (Thucydides); εἰκ. τι to make a guess about it, (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G7784

καλλωπίζω

kallōpizō — to bedeck

1. properly, to make the face beautiful; hence, to beautify, embellish , (Plato Philosophus):—;Pass., κεκαλλωπισμέναι τὸ χρῶμα, i. e. painted, (Xenophon Historicus) 2. Mid. to adorn oneself, make oneself fine or smart , (Plato Philosophus): metaphorically to pride oneself in or on a thing, τινι or ἐπί τινι (Plato Philosophus):—;absolute to make a display, shew off , of a horse, (Xenophon Historicus) 3. to be coy, play the prude , τινι or πρός τινα towards another, (Plato Philosophus); with infinitive, κ. παραιτεῖσθαι to affect to deprecate, (Plutarch) (ML)

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GREEK · G8606

παράδειγμα

paradeigma — a model

1. a pattern or model of the thing to be executed, Lat. exemplar, an architect's plan , (Herdotus Historicus); a sculptor's or painter's model , (Plato Philosophus) 2. a precedent, example , (Thucydides); ἐπὶ παραδείγματος by way of example , (Aeschines Orator) 3. an example , i. e. a lesson or warning , π. ἔχειν τινός to take a lesson from another, (Thucydides); τὸ σὸν π. ἔχων (Sophocles Tragicus); ζῶντά τινα τοῖς λοιποῖς π. ποιεῖν (Demosthenes Orator) 4. an argument, proof from example , (Thucydides) 5. the model or copy of an existing thing, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G9106

σκιάζω

skiazō — to shade

1. to overshadow, shade , (Iliad by Homer) 2. generally, to overshadow, cover , (Hesiod):—;Pass., (Euripides) 3. to shade in painting , (Lucian) (ML)

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GREEK · G9180

στιβίζομαι

stibizomai — to tinge with antimony

Mid. or Pass. to paint one's eyelids and eyebrows with black paint στίβι); (Strabo Geographus) (ML)

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GREEK · G9703

χαράσσω

charassō — to grave

1. to make sharp or pointed, sharpen, whet , (Hesiod) 2. to furnish with notches or teeth , like a saw, (Aristotle Philosopher):—;Pass., σκύταλον κεχ. ὄζοις a staff jagged or rugged with branches, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus): metaphorically, [ ὄμμα] ἠλεμάτοις ἀκτῖσι χαράσσεται sparkles with false lights, of the effect produced by painting the eye-lids, [variant datesAnthology Palantina 3. metaphorically in Pass., κεχαραγμένος τινί exasperated at any one, (Herdotus Historicus); κείνῳ τόδε μὴ χαράσσου be not angry at him for this, (Euripides) 4. to cut into furrows, cut, scratch , (Pindar):—;Pass., κέκοπται καὶ χαράσσεται πέδον (Aeschulus Tragicus) 5. to engrave, inscribe , [Refs 3rd c.BC, variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

Jezebel “painted her face” (2 Kings 9:30); and the practice of painting the face and the eyes seems to have been common (Jer. 4:30; Ezek. 23:40). An allusion to this practice is found in the name of Job’s daughter (42:14) Kerenhappuch (q.v.). Paintings in the modern sense of the word were unknown to the ancient Jews.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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