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== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_54957" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_54957" /> == | ||
<p> The word σιμικίνθια (pl.[Note: plural.]), a modified form of the Latin <i> semicinctia </i> , occurs only in Acts 19:12, where it is translated ‘aprons,’ and placed in an alternative relation to σουδάρια (see Handkerchief). The two articles are not to be identified. The σιμικίνθιον is, as the derivation suggests, a half-girdle, or forecloth; not an essential of dress, like the girdle itself, but an accessory, worn by artisans and slaves for protection of their clothes during work. Presumably the material was linen or cotton. Still there is some doubt as to its precise nature see | <p> The word σιμικίνθια (pl.[Note: plural.]), a modified form of the Latin <i> semicinctia </i> , occurs only in Acts 19:12, where it is translated ‘aprons,’ and placed in an alternative relation to σουδάρια (see Handkerchief). The two articles are not to be identified. The σιμικίνθιον is, as the derivation suggests, a half-girdle, or forecloth; not an essential of dress, like the girdle itself, but an accessory, worn by artisans and slaves for protection of their clothes during work. Presumably the material was linen or cotton. Still there is some doubt as to its precise nature see L. S. Potwin, <i> Here and There in the Greek New [[Testament]] </i> , New York, 1898, p. 169, where a parallel from Martial, xiv. 151ff. is quoted). </p> <p> It is not said that the aprons were the property of St. Paul; but, judging from the word used for body (ἀπὸ τοῦ χρωτός), this is not impossible. The deduction has been made that he used them in pursuing his craft as a tentmaker. All that was needed, however, was that the articles should have touched his person, and thereafter those suffering from disease (cf. Luke 8:44). For the usage, and belief underlying, cf. Acts 5:15, and for modern instances, <i> Hasting's Dictionary of the Bible (5 vols) </i> ( <i> s.v. </i> ), and S. I. Curtiss, <i> Primitive Semitic [[Religion]] [[To-Day]] </i> , London, 1902, p. 91f. </p> <p> W. Cruickshank. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_87912" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_87912" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' (n.) | <p> '''(1):''' (n.) A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a dock, against which the dock gates are shut. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to make a gradual descent. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (n.) The piece that holds the cutting tool of a planer. </p> <p> '''(4):''' (n.) A piece of carved timber, just above the foremost end of the keel. </p> <p> '''(5):''' (n.) A leaden plate that covers the vent of a cannon. </p> <p> '''(6):''' (n.) The infolded abdomen of a crab. </p> <p> '''(7):''' (n.) The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck. </p> <p> '''(8):''' (n.) Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron; </p> <p> '''(9):''' (n.) An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them from injury, or as a covering. It is commonly tied at the waist by strings. </p> <p> '''(10):''' (n.) A piece of leather, or other material, to be spread before a person riding on an outside seat of a vehicle, to defend him from the rain, snow, or dust; a boot. </p> <p> '''(11):''' (n.) A strip of lead which leads the drip of a wall into a gutter; a flashing. </p> | ||
== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_76825" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_76825" /> == | ||
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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58198" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58198" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A'PRON, n. </p> 1. A cloth or piece of leather worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean, or defend them from injury. 2. The fat skin covering the belly of a goose. 3. In gunnery, a flat piece of lead that covers the vent of a cannon. 4. In ships, a piece of curved timber, just above the foremost end of the keel. 5. A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a dock, on which the dock gates are shut. 6. A piece of lether or other thing to be spread before a person riding in a gig, chaise or sulky, to defend him from rain, snow or dust. | ||
== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197439" /> == | == Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197439" /> == | ||
<p> Genesis 3:7 (c) The fig leaves used by Adam and Eve are called aprons which cover only a part of the body, and are not sufficient for a complete covering. The fig leaf is soft like velvet, and under the heat of the sun shrinks to about one-forth of the original size. These leaves are a type of self-righteousness. After Adam and Eve made the fig leaf aprons they still hid from | <p> Genesis 3:7 (c) The fig leaves used by Adam and Eve are called aprons which cover only a part of the body, and are not sufficient for a complete covering. The fig leaf is soft like velvet, and under the heat of the sun shrinks to about one-forth of the original size. These leaves are a type of self-righteousness. After Adam and Eve made the fig leaf aprons they still hid from GOD knowing that they were still naked in His sight. No amount of self-righteous religion, church attendance, giving of money, or religious acts is sufficient to hide the sins of the heart from the face of GOD. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38580" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38580" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_20530" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_20530" /> == | ||
<p> stands in one passage of the Auth. Vers. for the Heb. חֲגוֹרָה ''( | <p> stands in one passage of the Auth. Vers. for the Heb. חֲגוֹרָה ''(Chagorah','' a ''Girdle,'' as usually), the fig-leaf bands which our first parents made to hide their shame ( Genesis 3:7); also for the Greek σιμικίνθιον ( Acts 19:12), a term borrowed from the Lat. semicinctium, i.e. half-girdle or belt covering half the person, an article of apparel worn by artisans and servants. (See [[Attire]]). (See [[Napkin]]). </p> <p> Apse or Apsis </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_961" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_961" /> == | ||
