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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69867" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69867" /> == | ||
<p> [[Cos]] (''Kŏs'' ) or [[Coos]] (''Kô-Os'' ). A small island in the Ægean sea off the coast of Caria, the birthplace of Hippocrates, with a chief town of the same name, in which was a famous temple of Æsculapius. The island was celebrated for its wines, beautiful stuffs, and ointments. Paul passed a night here on his voyage from [[Miletus]] to Judea. Acts 21:1. </p> | <p> [[Cos]] ( ''Kŏs'' ) or [[Coos]] ( ''Kô-Os'' ). A small island in the Ægean sea off the coast of Caria, the birthplace of Hippocrates, with a chief town of the same name, in which was a famous temple of Æsculapius. The island was celebrated for its wines, beautiful stuffs, and ointments. Paul passed a night here on his voyage from [[Miletus]] to Judea. Acts 21:1. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71906" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71906" /> == | ||
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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34932" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34932" /> == | ||
<p> Cos or Coos: now ''Stancho'' , a contraction of | <p> Cos or Coos: now ''Stancho'' , a contraction of '''''Eis [[Teen]] Cηoa''''' . Paul passed the night on this island on his way by sea from Miletus to [[Rhodes]] ( Acts 21:1). It is N.W. of Rhodes; 25 miles long by 10 miles wide. The chief town was on the N.E. of the island, near the promontory Scandarium. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39327" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39327" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2668" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2668" /> == | ||
<p> '''''kos''''' ( Κῶς , <i> '''''Kō̇s''''' </i> , "summit"; the King James Version Coos ): An island off the coast of Caria, Asia Minor, one of the Sporades, mountainous in the southern half, with ridges extending to a height of 2,500 ft.; identified with the modern Stanchio. It was famous in antiquity for excellent wine, amphorae, wheat, ointments, silk and other clothing ( <i> Coae vestes </i> ). The capital was also called Cos. It possessed a famous hospital and medical school, and was the birthplace of [[Hippocrates]] (the father of medicine), of [[Ptolemy]] Philadelphus, and of the celebrated painter Apelles. The large plane tree in the center of the town (over 2,000 years old) is called "the tree of Hippocrates" to this day. The older capital, Astypalaea, was in the western part of the island, the later (since 366 bc) in the eastern part. From almost every point can be seen beautiful landscapes and picturesque views of sea and land and mountain. </p> <p> Cos was one of the six Dorian colonies. It soon became a flourishing place of commerce and industry; later, like Corinth, it was one of the Jewish centers of the Aegean, as well as one of the financial centers of the commercial world in the eastern Mediterranean. Among the benefactors of the people of Cos was Herod the Great. It is mentioned in connection with Paul's third missionary journey in Acts 21:1 , and in its relations with the Jews in 1 Macc 15:23; <i> Ant </i> , Xiv , vii, 2; x, 15; <i> BJ </i> , I, xxi, 11. For a list of works on the island see Paton-Hicks, <i> [[Inscriptions]] of Cos </i> , ix. </p> | <p> ''''' kos ''''' ( Κῶς , <i> ''''' Kō̇s ''''' </i> , "summit"; the King James Version Coos ): An island off the coast of Caria, Asia Minor, one of the Sporades, mountainous in the southern half, with ridges extending to a height of 2,500 ft.; identified with the modern Stanchio. It was famous in antiquity for excellent wine, amphorae, wheat, ointments, silk and other clothing ( <i> Coae vestes </i> ). The capital was also called Cos. It possessed a famous hospital and medical school, and was the birthplace of [[Hippocrates]] (the father of medicine), of [[Ptolemy]] Philadelphus, and of the celebrated painter Apelles. The large plane tree in the center of the town (over 2,000 years old) is called "the tree of Hippocrates" to this day. The older capital, Astypalaea, was in the western part of the island, the later (since 366 bc) in the eastern part. From almost every point can be seen beautiful landscapes and picturesque views of sea and land and mountain. </p> <p> Cos was one of the six Dorian colonies. It soon became a flourishing place of commerce and industry; later, like Corinth, it was one of the Jewish centers of the Aegean, as well as one of the financial centers of the commercial world in the eastern Mediterranean. Among the benefactors of the people of Cos was Herod the Great. It is mentioned in connection with Paul's third missionary journey in Acts 21:1 , and in its relations with the Jews in 1 Macc 15:23; <i> Ant </i> , Xiv , vii, 2; x, 15; <i> BJ </i> , I, xxi, 11. For a list of works on the island see Paton-Hicks, <i> [[Inscriptions]] of Cos </i> , ix. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71172" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71172" /> == | ||
