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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77881" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' god´es ''''' ( אלהים , <i> ''''' 'ĕlōhı̄m ''''' </i> , θεά , <i> ''''' theá ''''' </i> ): There is no separate word for "goddess" in the Old Testament. In the only instance in which the word occurs in English [[Versions]] of the | <div> '''1: '''''Θεά''''' ''' (Strong'S #2299 — Noun [[Feminine]] — thea — theh-ah' ) </div> <p> is found in Acts 19:27 (in some mss. in vv. 35,37). </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60479" /> == | |||
<p> GOD'DESS, n. A female deity a heathen deity of the female sex. </p> <p> When the daughter of [[Jupiter]] presented herself among a crowd of goddesses, she was distinguished by her graceful stature and superior beauty. </p> 1. In the language of love, a woman of superior charms or excellence. | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4003" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' god´es ''''' ( אלהים , <i> ''''' 'ĕlōhı̄m ''''' </i> , θεά , <i> ''''' theá ''''' </i> ): There is no separate word for "goddess" in the Old Testament. In the only instance in which the word occurs in English [[Versions]] of the Bible ( 1 Kings 11:5 , 1 Kings 11:33 ), the gender is determined by the noun - "Ashtoreth, the god (goddess) of the Sidonians." In the New [[Testament]] the term is applied to Diana of [[Ephesus]] ( Acts 19:27 , Acts 19:35 , Acts 19:37 ). </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_77881"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/vine-s-expository-dictionary-of-nt-words/goddess Goddess from Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_60479"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/goddess Goddess from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_4003"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/goddess Goddess from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_4003"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/goddess Goddess from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 13:51, 14 October 2021
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
is found in Acts 19:27 (in some mss. in vv. 35,37).
King James Dictionary [2]
GOD'DESS, n. A female deity a heathen deity of the female sex.
When the daughter of Jupiter presented herself among a crowd of goddesses, she was distinguished by her graceful stature and superior beauty.
1. In the language of love, a woman of superior charms or excellence.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
god´es ( אלהים , 'ĕlōhı̄m , θεά , theá ): There is no separate word for "goddess" in the Old Testament. In the only instance in which the word occurs in English Versions of the Bible ( 1 Kings 11:5 , 1 Kings 11:33 ), the gender is determined by the noun - "Ashtoreth, the god (goddess) of the Sidonians." In the New Testament the term is applied to Diana of Ephesus ( Acts 19:27 , Acts 19:35 , Acts 19:37 ).
