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== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55175" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55175" /> == | ||
<p> Blastus, a chamberlain of [[ | <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> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49874" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49874" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <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> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71736" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71736" /> == | ||
<p> '''Blas'tus.''' (sprout). The chamberlain, of Herod Agrippa I. Acts 12:20. </p> | <p> '''Blas'tus.''' ''(sprout).'' The chamberlain, of Herod Agrippa [[I.]] Acts 12:20. </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34579" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34579" /> == | ||
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== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15609" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15609" /> == | ||
<p> A chamberlain of Herod Agrippa, bribed to favor the men of Tyre and Sidon, Acts 12:20 . </p> | <p> [[A]] chamberlain of Herod Agrippa, bribed to favor the men of Tyre and Sidon, Acts 12:20 . </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65346" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65346" /> == | ||
<p> [[Chamberlain]] of Herod Agrippa I: Acts 12:20 . </p> | <p> [[Chamberlain]] of Herod Agrippa [[I:]] Acts 12:20 . </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39066" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39066" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2086" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2086" /> == | ||
<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 | <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> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_25904" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_25904" /> == | ||
<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> | <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> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15226" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15226" /> == | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 12 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [1]
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 ( e.g. 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.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
Blastus . A chamberlain of Agrippa I., through whose intervention the people of Tyre and Sidon secured a hearing at Cæsarea ( Acts 12:20 ).
Smith's Bible Dictionary [3]
Blas'tus. (sprout). The chamberlain, of Herod Agrippa I. Acts 12:20.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [4]
Herod Agrippa I's chamberlain; mediator between him and the people of Tyre and Sidon, who made him their friend ( Acts 12:20).
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [5]
A chamberlain of Herod Agrippa, bribed to favor the men of Tyre and Sidon, Acts 12:20 .
Morrish Bible Dictionary [6]
Chamberlain of Herod Agrippa I: Acts 12:20 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [7]
Acts 12:20-23
Easton's Bible Dictionary [8]
Acts 12:20
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [9]
blas´tus ( Βλάστος , Blástos , "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 ).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [10]
(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.
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [11]
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.
References
- ↑ Blastus from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament
- ↑ Blastus from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Blastus from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Blastus from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Blastus from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Blastus from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Blastus from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Blastus from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Blastus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Blastus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Blastus from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
