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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50105" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50105" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> BUCKLE </strong> . See Ornaments, § <strong> 5 </strong> . </p> | |||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_96127" /> == | |||
<p> (1): </p> <p> (n.) A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (n.) A contorted expression, as of the face. </p> <p> (3): </p> <p> (v. i.) To bend out of a true vertical plane, as a wall. </p> <p> (4): </p> <p> (n.) To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; - generally used reflexively. </p> <p> (5): </p> <p> (v. i.) To yield; to give way; to cease opposing. </p> <p> (6): </p> <p> (n.) To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to buckle a harness. </p> <p> (7): </p> <p> (n.) To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted. </p> <p> (8): </p> <p> (n.) A curl of hair, esp. a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of being curled. </p> <p> (9): </p> <p> (n.) To join in marriage. </p> <p> (10): </p> <p> (n.) A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue. </p> <p> (11): </p> <p> (v. i.) To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink. </p> <p> (12): </p> <p> (v. i.) To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close fight; to struggle; to contend. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1860" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1860" /> == | ||
<p> '''''buk''''' ´''''''l''''' ( πόρπη , <i> '''''pórpē''''' </i> ): As a mark of favor [[Jonathan]] Maccabeus was presented by [[Alexander]] [[Balas]] with a buckle of gold (1 Macc 10:89), the wearing of which was restricted to the blood royal. The buckle was used for fastening the mantle or outer robe on the shoulder or chest. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_28335" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_28335" /> == | ||
<p> (πόρπη ), a clasp or brooch, in this instance of gold, sent by [[Alexander]] [[Balas]] to [[Jonathan]] Maccabaeus a present of honor, in conformity with customs of royal courtesy (1 [[Maccabees]] 10:89; 1 Maccabees 11:58; comp. 14:44; so Josephus, πόρπη, Ant. 13, 4, 4; 5, 4). A similar usage is referred to by Trebellius [[Pollio]] (in Claud.), and the use of such ornaments is illustrated by Pliny (33:3); comp. Schleusner, Lex. s.v.; Smith, Dict. of Class. Ant. s.v. Fibula. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_50105"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/buckle Buckle from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_96127"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/buckle Buckle from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_1860"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/buckle Buckle from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_28335"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/buckle Buckle from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
