at Tyre. He says: “I found it richly adorned with a number of offerings, among which were two pillars, one of pure gold, the other of emerald (cpapdéydSov Sov), shining with great brilliancy at night” (ii, 44). Also in his story of Polycrates of Samos, the signet-ring which Polycrates cast into the sea, was an emerald set in gold (iii., 41). It is claimed, however, that the real emerald was unknown to the ancients. Rawlinson thinks that the pillar in the Tyrian temple was of glass. The bow was not wanting in the other colors, but the emerald was predominant.
4. Throne (Spdvov). A seat or char. In Homer, an arm- chair with high back and footstool. Cushions were laid upon the seat, and over both seat and back carpets were spread. A royal throne. Used of the oracular seat of the priestess of Apollo. Apollo, in the “ Eumenides” of Aischylus, says: “Never, when I sat in the diviner’s seat (uavtixoiow év Spévors) did I speak aught else than Zeus the father of the Olympians bade me” (616-618). Plato uses it of a teacher’s seat. “ I saw Hippias the Elean sitting in the opposite portico in a chair (év 3pdv). Others were seated round him on benches (ért BdéSpev),” questioning him, “and he ea cathedra (ev Ipovep KaSnwevos, lit. sitting in the chair) was determining their several questions to them, and discoursing of them » ( Pro- tagoras,” 315). Also used of a judge’s bench, and a bishop’s seat.
Seats (Spévor). Rev., rightly, thrones. The word is the same as the last.
| saw. Omit.
Elders (peaBurépovs). See on Acts xiv. 23. The twenty- four elders are usually taken to represent the one Church of Christ, as at once the Church of the old and of the new Cove- nant, figured by the twelve patriarchs and the twelve apostles.
s¢ Then saw I people, as behind their leaders, Coming behind them, garmented in white, And such a whiteness never was on earth.