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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> | |||
== 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> | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30828" /> == | |||
Acts 12:20 <p> </p> | |||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34579" /> == | |||
<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> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39066" /> == | |||
Acts 12:20-23 <p> </p> | |||
== Hitchcock's Bible Names <ref name="term_45177" /> == | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49874" /> == | |||
<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> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55175" /> == | |||
<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> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65346" /> == | |||
<p> [[Chamberlain]] of [[Herod]] [[Agrippa]] I: Acts 12:20 . </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71736" /> == | |||
<p> Blas'tus. (sprout). The chamberlain, of [[Herod]] [[Agrippa]] I. Acts 12:20. </p> | |||
== 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 [[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> | |||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15226" /> == | |||
<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> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> | |||
== 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> | |||
==References == | |||
<references> | |||
<ref name="term_15609"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/blastus Blastus from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_30828"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/blastus Blastus from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_34579"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/blastus Blastus from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_39066"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/blastus Blastus from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_45177"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hitchcock-s-bible-names/blastus Blastus from Hitchcock's Bible Names]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_49874"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/blastus Blastus from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</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> | |||
<ref name="term_65346"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/blastus Blastus from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_71736"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/blastus Blastus from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_2086"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/blastus Blastus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<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> | |||
<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> | |||
</references> | |||
Revision as of 17:53, 8 October 2021
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [1]
A chamberlain of Herod Agrippa, bribed to favor the men of Tyre and Sidon, Acts 12:20 .
Easton's Bible Dictionary [2]
Acts 12:20
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [3]
Herod Agrippa I's chamberlain; mediator between him and the people of Tyre and Sidon, who made him their friend ( Acts 12:20).
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Acts 12:20-23
Hitchcock's Bible Names [5]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [6]
BLASTUS . A chamberlain of Agrippa I., through whose intervention the people of Tyre and Sidon secured a hearing at Cæsarea ( Acts 12:20 ).
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [7]
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.
W. F. Boyd.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [8]
Chamberlain of Herod Agrippa I: Acts 12:20 .
Smith's Bible Dictionary [9]
Blas'tus. (sprout). The chamberlain, of Herod Agrippa I. Acts 12:20.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [10]
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 ).
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.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [12]
( 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.
References
- ↑ Blastus from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Blastus from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Blastus from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Blastus from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Blastus from Hitchcock's Bible Names
- ↑ Blastus from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Blastus from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament
- ↑ Blastus from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Blastus from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Blastus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Blastus from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
- ↑ Blastus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
