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| == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55175" /> ==
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| <p> Blastus, a chamberlain of Herod [[Agrippa]] I., is mentioned in Acts 12:20 in connexion with an embassy which the inhabitants of [[Tyre]] and [[Sidon]] sent to Herod at [[Caesarea]] in order to obtain terms of peace. The ambassadors obtained an audience of the prince through the influence of Blastus, who no doubt had been liberally bribed for his services. The incident of the embassy is not mentioned by [[Josephus]] nor is the name of Blastus, and this omission has been regarded by some ( <i> e.g. </i> Krenkel) as throwing doubt on St. Luke’s narrative, while others regard the incident as a proof of St. Luke’s independence, or as an intentional supplement to the account of the [[Jewish]] historian. </p> <p> W. F. Boyd. </p> | | Blastus <ref name="term_25955" /> |
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| | <p> [[Blastus]] (2) </p> <p> a Quartodeciman Montanist at Rome about the reign of [[Commodus]] (180- 192), whom [[Eusebius]] (Hist. Eccl. v, 15) names as having at that time drawn away many from the Church by his novelties. [[Irenaeus]] wrote to him a letter On [[Schism]] ( Euseb. v, 20, 21). The appendix to Tertullian's De Prcescriptione adds to his article on the [[Montanists]] a statement that Blastus "wished secretly to introduce Judaism, saying that the [[Pasch]] must be kept only on the 14th of the month, according to the law of Moses." Pascianus, in the 4th century, speaks of him as a Greek, whom he believed to be one of the many authorities to whom the [[Cataphrygians]] (i.e. Montansists) appealed. See Gieseler, K. G. I. 1, 292 sq.; Massuet, Dis. de Iren. ii, 59; Schwegler, Montanismus, p. 242, 252. </p> |
| == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49874" /> ==
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| <p> <strong> [[Blastus]] </strong> . A chamberlain of Agrippa I., through whose intervention the people of Tyre and Sidon secured a hearing at Cæsarea ( Acts 12:20 ). </p>
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| == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71736" /> ==
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| <p> '''Blas'tus.''' ''(Sprout).'' The chamberlain, of Herod Agrippa I. Acts 12:20. </p>
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| == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34579" /> ==
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| <p> Herod Agrippa I's chamberlain; mediator between him and the people of Tyre and Sidon, who made him their friend ( Acts 12:20). </p>
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| == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15609" /> ==
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| <p> A chamberlain of Herod Agrippa, bribed to favor the men of Tyre and Sidon, Acts 12:20 . </p>
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| == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65346" /> ==
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| <p> [[Chamberlain]] of Herod Agrippa I: Acts 12:20 . </p>
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| == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39066" /> ==
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| == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30828" /> ==
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| Acts 12:20
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| == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2086" /> ==
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| <p> ''''' blas´tus ''''' ( Βλάστος , <i> ''''' Blástos ''''' </i> , "shoot"): The chamberlain of Herod Agrippa I, whose services as an intermediary between them and the king were gained by the people of Tyre and Sidon. These cities were dependent on [[Palestine]] for corn and other provisions, and when Herod, on the occasion of some commercial dispute, forbade the export of foodstuffs to Tyre and Sidon, they were at his mercy and were compelled to ask for peace. "Having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend," probably by means of a bribe, the Phoenician embassy was given an opportunity of setting their case before Herod ( Acts 12:20 ). </p>
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| == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_25904" /> ==
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| <p> ( '''''Βλάστος''''' ), a man who was " chamberlain" ''(Cubicularius, '''''Ὁ''''' '''''Έπὶ''''' '''''Τοῦ''''' '''''Κοιτῶνος''''' ,'' i.e. chief eunuch) to King Herod Agrippa, or who had the charge of his bed-chamber ( Acts 12:20). A.D. 44. Such persons had usually great influence with their masters, and hence the importance attached to Blastus's favoring the peace with Tyre and Sidon. </p>
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| == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15226" /> ==
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| <p> Blas´tus, a man who was cubicularius to king Herod Agrippa, or who had the charge of his bedchamber ( Acts 12:20). Such persons had usually great influence with their masters, and hence the importance attached to Blastus' favoring the peace with Tyre and Sidon. </p>
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| | | <ref name="term_25955"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/blastus+(2)+(3) Blastus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> |
| <ref name="term_55175"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-new-testament/blastus Blastus from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament]</ref> | |
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| <ref name="term_49874"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/blastus Blastus from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_71736"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/blastus Blastus from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_34579"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/blastus Blastus from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_15609"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/blastus Blastus from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_65346"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/blastus Blastus from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_39066"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/blastus Blastus from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_30828"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/blastus Blastus from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_2086"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/blastus Blastus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_25904"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/blastus Blastus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_15226"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/blastus Blastus from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref>
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Blastus [1]
Blastus (2)
a Quartodeciman Montanist at Rome about the reign of Commodus (180- 192), whom Eusebius (Hist. Eccl. v, 15) names as having at that time drawn away many from the Church by his novelties. Irenaeus wrote to him a letter On Schism ( Euseb. v, 20, 21). The appendix to Tertullian's De Prcescriptione adds to his article on the Montanists a statement that Blastus "wished secretly to introduce Judaism, saying that the Pasch must be kept only on the 14th of the month, according to the law of Moses." Pascianus, in the 4th century, speaks of him as a Greek, whom he believed to be one of the many authorities to whom the Cataphrygians (i.e. Montansists) appealed. See Gieseler, K. G. I. 1, 292 sq.; Massuet, Dis. de Iren. ii, 59; Schwegler, Montanismus, p. 242, 252.
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