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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 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 | <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" /> == | ||
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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 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> | <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" /> == | ||
