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Discus <ref name="term_2903" /> | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_111830" /> == | ||
<p> '''''dis´kus''''' ( δίσκος , <i> '''''dı́skos''''' </i> , "the summons of the discus," 2 Macc 4:14 margin, "to the game of the discus," the King James Version "the game of discus"): The <i> discus </i> was a round stone slab or metal plate of considerable weight (a kind of quoit), the contest of throwing which to the greatest distance was one of the exercises in the | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The exercise with the discus. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A disk. See Disk. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50633" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> [[Discus]] </strong> . See Games. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2903" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' dis´kus ''''' ( δίσκος , <i> ''''' dı́skos ''''' </i> , "the summons of the discus," 2 Macc 4:14 margin, "to the game of the discus," the King James Version "the game of discus"): The <i> discus </i> was a round stone slab or metal plate of considerable weight (a kind of quoit), the contest of throwing which to the greatest distance was one of the exercises in the Greek <i> ''''' gymnasia ''''' </i> , being included in the <i> ''''' pentathlon ''''' </i> . It was introduced into [[Jerusalem]] by [[Jason]] the high priest in the time of [[Antiochus]] Epiphanes, 175-164 bc, in the Palaestra he had formed there in imitation of the Greek games. His conduct led to his being described in 2 Macc 4:13, 14 as that "ungodly man" through whom even the priests forsook their duties to play at the <i> discus </i> . A statue of a <i> ''''' discobolos ''''' </i> (discus-thrower) is in the British Museum. From <i> discus </i> we have the words "disc," "dish," "desk." See [[Games]] . </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37383" /> == | |||
<p> '''Bibliography Information''' McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Discus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/discus.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_111830"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/discus Discus from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_50633"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/discus Discus from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_2903"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/discus Discus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_2903"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/discus Discus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_37383"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/discus Discus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:43, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) The exercise with the discus.
(2): ( n.) A disk. See Disk.
(3): ( n.) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
Discus . See Games.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
dis´kus ( δίσκος , dı́skos , "the summons of the discus," 2 Macc 4:14 margin, "to the game of the discus," the King James Version "the game of discus"): The discus was a round stone slab or metal plate of considerable weight (a kind of quoit), the contest of throwing which to the greatest distance was one of the exercises in the Greek gymnasia , being included in the pentathlon . It was introduced into Jerusalem by Jason the high priest in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, 175-164 bc, in the Palaestra he had formed there in imitation of the Greek games. His conduct led to his being described in 2 Macc 4:13, 14 as that "ungodly man" through whom even the priests forsook their duties to play at the discus . A statue of a discobolos (discus-thrower) is in the British Museum. From discus we have the words "disc," "dish," "desk." See Games .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Discus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/discus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
