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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58052" /> == | |||
<p> </p> | <p> A'PIS, n. In mythology, an ox, worshiped in ancient Egypt, or a divinity or idol in the figure of an ox. </p> <p> A'PIS, n. L. In zoology, the bee, a genus of insects, of the order of hymenopters. The mouth has two jaws, and a proboscis infolded in a double sheath the wings are four, the two foremost covering the hinder ones when at rest. The females and working bees have a sting. </p> | ||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80055" /> == | |||
<p> a symbolical deity worshipped by the Egyptians. It was an ox, having certain exterior marks, in which animal the soul of the great [[Osiris]] was supposed to subsist. The ox was probably made the symbol of Osiris because he presided over agriculture. </p> | |||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_87551" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee (Apis mellifica) and other related species. See Honeybee. </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38520" /> == | |||
Jeremiah 46:15 | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_20562" /> == | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_58052"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/apis Apis from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_80055"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/watson-s-biblical-theological-dictionary/apis Apis from Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_87551"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/apis Apis from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_38520"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/apis Apis from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_20562"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/apis Apis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_20562"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/apis Apis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:49, 13 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
A'PIS, n. In mythology, an ox, worshiped in ancient Egypt, or a divinity or idol in the figure of an ox.
A'PIS, n. L. In zoology, the bee, a genus of insects, of the order of hymenopters. The mouth has two jaws, and a proboscis infolded in a double sheath the wings are four, the two foremost covering the hinder ones when at rest. The females and working bees have a sting.
Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary [2]
a symbolical deity worshipped by the Egyptians. It was an ox, having certain exterior marks, in which animal the soul of the great Osiris was supposed to subsist. The ox was probably made the symbol of Osiris because he presided over agriculture.
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(n.) A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee (Apis mellifica) and other related species. See Honeybee.
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Jeremiah 46:15
