BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6814
tso.an — Zoan
§ Zoan = "place of departure" an ancient city of lower Egypt called Tanis by the Greeks; located on the eastern bank of the Tanitic branch of the Nile; the capital of the Shepherd dynasty, built 7 years after Hebron and existing before Abraham and the dwelling place of the Pharaoh at the time of the exodus modern 'San'
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8471
tach.pan.ches — Tahpanhes
§ Tahpanhes or Tahapanes or Tehaphnehes = "thou will fill hands with pity" a city in Egypt; modern 'Tel Defenneh' or 'Tel Defneh' located approx 18 miles (29 km) east southeast from Tanis
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G21066
prutanis — president
1. a prince, ruler, lord, chief , of Hiero, (Pindar); of Zeus, (Pindar) 2. at Athens, a Prytanis or President : the πρυτάνεις were a committee of 50, chosen by lot from each of the 10 φυλαί, so that each set formed 1/10 part of the βουλή or Council of 500; out of these 50 πρυτάνεις one was chosen by lot as chief-president ἐπιστάτης); he chose 9 πρόεδρο; and the real business was in the hands of this smaller body, with a secretary γραμματεύς); added.—;The φυλή which first entered office every year was determined by lot; and their term of office πρυτανεία); was about five weeks. During this time all treaties and public acts ran in their name, in this form: Ἀκαμαντὶς φυλὴ, ἐπρυτάνευε, Φαίνιππος ἐγραμμάτευε, Νικιάδης ἐπεστάτει the Tribe Acamantis were the Presidency, Phaenippus the Secretary, Niciades the Chief-president, (Thucydides) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7880
katanistamai — to stand against
to stand against
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8301
metanistēmi — to change residence
1. to remove one from his country , (Polybius Historicus) 2. Pass. with aorist2 et perfect active to move off and go elsewhere, to migrate , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →(Ezek. 30:14, marg.). See ZOAN.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
