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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77910" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77910" /> == | ||
<div> '''1: | <div> '''1: '''''Κεράτιον''''' ''' (Strong'S #2769 — Noun Neuter — keration — ker-at'-ee-on ) </div> <p> "a little horn" (a diminutive of keras, "a horn;" see HORN), is used in the plural in Luke 15:16 , of carob pods, given to swine, and translated "husks." </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51715" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51715" /> == | ||
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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72778" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72778" /> == | ||
<p> '''Husks.''' This word in Luke 16:16, describes really the fruit of a particular kind of tree, namely, the carob or '''Ceratonia siliqua''' of botanists. It belongs to the locust family. </p> <p> This tree is very commonly met with in | <p> '''Husks.''' This word in Luke 16:16, describes really the fruit of a particular kind of tree, namely, the carob or '''Ceratonia siliqua''' of botanists. It belongs to the locust family. </p> <p> This tree is very commonly met with in Syria and Egypt; it produces pods, shaped like a horn, varying in length from six to ten inches, and about a finger's breadth, or rather more; it is dark-brown, glossy, filled with seeds and has a sweetish taste. It is used much for food by the poor, and for the feeding of swine. </p> | ||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80804" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80804" /> == | ||
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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35842" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35842" /> == | ||
<p> Greek | <p> Greek '''''Keratia''''' ("horns"), the horn-like pods of the carob tree, abounding in Syria and Egypt, Ceratonia siliqua ( Luke 15:16). The sweet pithy pulp affords food for pigs, and also for very poor men. Tradition makes it the Baptist's food in the wilderness; from whence it is called also John's bread. It has been exported to [[England]] for feeding cattle. </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15832" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15832" /> == | ||
<p> Ceratonia Siliqua </p> <p> The word which is thus rendered in the Auth. Vers. is really the name of a tree called in English Carob-tree. It is extremely common in the south of Europe, in Syria, and in Egypt. [[Celsius]] states that no tree is more frequently mentioned in the Talmud, where its fruit is stated to be given as food to cattle and swine: it is now given to horses, asses, and mules. During the Peninsular war the horses of the British cavalry were often fed on the beans of the Carob-tree. Both Pliny and Columella mention that it was given as food to swine. By some it has been thought, but apparently without reason, that it was upon the husks of this tree that John the Baptist fed in the wilderness: from this idea, however, it is often called St. John's [[Bread]] and Locust-tree. </p> <p> The Carob-tree grows in the south of Europe and north of Africa, usually to a moderate size, but it sometimes becomes very large, with a trunk of great thickness, and affords an agreeable shade. The quantity of pods borne by each tree is very considerable, being often as much as 800 or 900 pounds weight: they are flat, brownish-colored, from six to eight inches in length, of a sub-astringent taste when unripe, but when come to maturity they secrete, within the husks and round the seeds, a sweetish-tasted pulp. When on the tree, the pods have an unpleasant odor; but when dried upon hurdles they become eatable, and are valued by poor people, and during famine in the countries where the tree is grown, especially in | <p> Ceratonia Siliqua </p> <p> The word which is thus rendered in the Auth. Vers. is really the name of a tree called in English Carob-tree. It is extremely common in the south of Europe, in Syria, and in Egypt. [[Celsius]] states that no tree is more frequently mentioned in the Talmud, where its fruit is stated to be given as food to cattle and swine: it is now given to horses, asses, and mules. During the Peninsular war the horses of the British cavalry were often fed on the beans of the Carob-tree. Both Pliny and Columella mention that it was given as food to swine. By some it has been thought, but apparently without reason, that it was upon the husks of this tree that John the Baptist fed in the wilderness: from this idea, however, it is often called St. John's [[Bread]] and Locust-tree. </p> <p> The Carob-tree grows in the south of Europe and north of Africa, usually to a moderate size, but it sometimes becomes very large, with a trunk of great thickness, and affords an agreeable shade. The quantity of pods borne by each tree is very considerable, being often as much as 800 or 900 pounds weight: they are flat, brownish-colored, from six to eight inches in length, of a sub-astringent taste when unripe, but when come to maturity they secrete, within the husks and round the seeds, a sweetish-tasted pulp. When on the tree, the pods have an unpleasant odor; but when dried upon hurdles they become eatable, and are valued by poor people, and during famine in the countries where the tree is grown, especially in Spain and Egypt, and by the Arabs. They are given as food to cattle in modern, as we read they were in ancient, times; but at the best can only be considered very poor fare. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4822" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4822" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' husks ''''' ( κεράτια , <i> ''''' kerátia ''''' </i> , i.e. "little horns," Luke 15:16 ): These are the pods of the carob tree (Revised Version, margin), also called the locust tree ( <i> Ceratonia siliqua </i> ). This tree flourishes all over Palestine, especially on the western mountain slopes toward the sea; by the Arabs it is called <i> '''''kharrûb''''' </i> . It is dioecious, has dense, dark, evergreen foliage, glossy leaves and long, curved pods, like small horns (hence, the name). These pods which are from 4 to 9 inches in length, have a leathery case containing a pulpy substance in which the beans are imbedded; this pulp is of a pleasant, sweetish flavor and has a characteristic odor, and is much loved by children. The pods are sold in the markets, both as cattle food and for the poor, who extract by boiling them a sweetish substance like molasses. The tradition that the "locusts" of Matthew 3:4; Mark 1:6 were carob pods is preserved in the name given to them, "St. John's bread," but it has little to be said for it. </p> | <p> ''''' husks ''''' ( κεράτια , <i> ''''' kerátia ''''' </i> , i.e. "little horns," Luke 15:16 ): These are the pods of the carob tree (Revised Version, margin), also called the locust tree ( <i> Ceratonia siliqua </i> ). This tree flourishes all over Palestine, especially on the western mountain slopes toward the sea; by the Arabs it is called <i> ''''' kharrûb ''''' </i> . It is dioecious, has dense, dark, evergreen foliage, glossy leaves and long, curved pods, like small horns (hence, the name). These pods which are from 4 to 9 inches in length, have a leathery case containing a pulpy substance in which the beans are imbedded; this pulp is of a pleasant, sweetish flavor and has a characteristic odor, and is much loved by children. The pods are sold in the markets, both as cattle food and for the poor, who extract by boiling them a sweetish substance like molasses. The tradition that the "locusts" of Matthew 3:4; Mark 1:6 were carob pods is preserved in the name given to them, "St. John's bread," but it has little to be said for it. </p> | ||
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