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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35264" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35264" /> == | ||
<p> Arabic ( | <p> Arabic ( '''''Alim''''' , "wise," related to '''''Ulema''''' ) for Barjesus, the Jew sorcerer associated with [[Sergius]] Paulus. proconsul of [[Cyprus]] at Paul's visit ( Acts 13:6, etc.). [[Struck]] blind for "seeking to turn away the deputy (proconsul) from the faith." As he opposed the gospel light, in significant retribution he lost the natural light. Contrast Paul's simultaneously receiving sight and the [[Holy]] Spirit ( Acts 9:17). As belief in religion declined under the Roman empire, belief in eastern magic increased. </p> | ||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16048" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16048" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A [[Jewish]] sorcerer in the retinue of Sergius Paulus, the Roman proconsul at [[Paphos]] in Cyprus. He was sharply reproved by Paul, and struck with instant blindness for opposing the religious inquiries of the proconsul, who was abandoning idolatry and superstition, and embracing the gospel, Acts 13:6-12 . His blindness was to continue "for a season," and may have led to his spiritual illumination. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66043" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66043" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A name signifying 'magician,' applied to [[Bar-Jesus]] a Jew. He was a false prophet and sorcerer, at Paphos in Cyprus, and sought to turn away the proconsul from the faith. He was for a time smitten with blindness. Acts 13:6-12 . </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72543" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72543" /> == | ||
<p> '''El'ymas.''' ''( | <p> '''El'ymas.''' ''(A [[Wise]] Man).'' The Arabic name of the Jewish magus or sorcerer, Bar-jesus. Acts 13:6 ff. (A.D. 44). </p> | ||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47690" /> == | == Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47690" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_38925" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_38925" /> == | ||
<p> ( | <p> ( '''''Ε᾿Λύμας''''' ), an appellative commonly derived from the Arabic ''Aliman ("A Wise Man,"'' see Pfeiffer, ''Dubia Vex.'' page 941; like the Turkish title ''Ulema,'' see Lakemacher, ''De Elyma Mago,'' in his ''Observatt.'' 2:162), which Luke interprets by '''''Ὸ''''' '''''Μάγος''''' , the ''Magian'' or "sorcerer:" it is applied to a Jew named BAR-JESUS, who had attached himself to the proconsul of Cyprus, Sergius Paulus, when Paul visited the island ( Acts 13:6 sq.). A.D. 44. On his attempting to dissuade the proconsul from embracing the [[Christian]] faith, he was struck with miraculous blindness by the apostle (see Neander's History of first [[Planting]] of the Christian Church, 1:125). A very different but less probable derivation of the word is given by Lightfoot in his [[Hebrew]] and Talmudical Exercitations on the Acts (Works, 8:461), and in his [[Sermon]] on Elymas the [[Sorcerer]] (Works, 7:104). Chrysostom observes, in reference to the blindness inflicted by the apostle on Bar-Jesus, that the limiting clause, for a season, "shows that it was not intended so much for the punishment of the sorcerer as for the conversion of the deputy (Chrysost. in Acta Apost. Homeil. 28; Opera, 9:241). On the practice generally then prevailing, in the decay of faith, of consulting Oriental impostors of this kind, see Conybeare and Howson, Life of St. Paul, 1:177-180, 2d ed. (See [[Magic]]). </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15616" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15616" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3452" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3452" /> == | ||
<p> '''''el´i''''' -'''''mas''''' ( Ἐλύμας , <i> '''''Elúmas''''' </i> , "wise"; Acts 13:8 ). See | <p> ''''' el´i ''''' - ''''' mas ''''' ( Ἐλύμας , <i> ''''' Elúmas ''''' </i> , "wise"; Acts 13:8 ). See Bar-Jesus . </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 15:09, 16 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
Arabic ( Alim , "wise," related to Ulema ) for Barjesus, the Jew sorcerer associated with Sergius Paulus. proconsul of Cyprus at Paul's visit ( Acts 13:6, etc.). Struck blind for "seeking to turn away the deputy (proconsul) from the faith." As he opposed the gospel light, in significant retribution he lost the natural light. Contrast Paul's simultaneously receiving sight and the Holy Spirit ( Acts 9:17). As belief in religion declined under the Roman empire, belief in eastern magic increased.
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [2]
A Jewish sorcerer in the retinue of Sergius Paulus, the Roman proconsul at Paphos in Cyprus. He was sharply reproved by Paul, and struck with instant blindness for opposing the religious inquiries of the proconsul, who was abandoning idolatry and superstition, and embracing the gospel, Acts 13:6-12 . His blindness was to continue "for a season," and may have led to his spiritual illumination.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
A name signifying 'magician,' applied to Bar-Jesus a Jew. He was a false prophet and sorcerer, at Paphos in Cyprus, and sought to turn away the proconsul from the faith. He was for a time smitten with blindness. Acts 13:6-12 .
Smith's Bible Dictionary [4]
El'ymas. (A Wise Man). The Arabic name of the Jewish magus or sorcerer, Bar-jesus. Acts 13:6 ff. (A.D. 44).
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary [5]
The sorcerer. His name answers to the character, for it means magician. ( Acts 13:8)
Holman Bible Dictionary [6]
Acts 13:6-11Paul
Easton's Bible Dictionary [7]
Acts 13:11
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [8]
Elymas . See Bar-jesus.
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [9]
See Bar-Jesus.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [10]
( Ε᾿Λύμας ), an appellative commonly derived from the Arabic Aliman ("A Wise Man," see Pfeiffer, Dubia Vex. page 941; like the Turkish title Ulema, see Lakemacher, De Elyma Mago, in his Observatt. 2:162), which Luke interprets by Ὸ Μάγος , the Magian or "sorcerer:" it is applied to a Jew named BAR-JESUS, who had attached himself to the proconsul of Cyprus, Sergius Paulus, when Paul visited the island ( Acts 13:6 sq.). A.D. 44. On his attempting to dissuade the proconsul from embracing the Christian faith, he was struck with miraculous blindness by the apostle (see Neander's History of first Planting of the Christian Church, 1:125). A very different but less probable derivation of the word is given by Lightfoot in his Hebrew and Talmudical Exercitations on the Acts (Works, 8:461), and in his Sermon on Elymas the Sorcerer (Works, 7:104). Chrysostom observes, in reference to the blindness inflicted by the apostle on Bar-Jesus, that the limiting clause, for a season, "shows that it was not intended so much for the punishment of the sorcerer as for the conversion of the deputy (Chrysost. in Acta Apost. Homeil. 28; Opera, 9:241). On the practice generally then prevailing, in the decay of faith, of consulting Oriental impostors of this kind, see Conybeare and Howson, Life of St. Paul, 1:177-180, 2d ed. (See Magic).
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [11]
El´ymas, an appellative supposed to mean a wise man, applied to a Jew named Bar-Jesus, mentioned in . Chrysostom observes, in reference to the blindness inflicted by the Apostle on Bar-Jesus, that the limiting clause 'for a season,' shows that it was not intended so much for the punishment of the sorcerer as for the conversion of the deputy.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [12]
el´i - mas ( Ἐλύμας , Elúmas , "wise"; Acts 13:8 ). See Bar-Jesus .
References
- ↑ Elymas from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Elymas from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Elymas from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Elymas from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Elymas from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary
- ↑ Elymas from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Elymas from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Elymas from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Elymas from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament
- ↑ Elymas from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Elymas from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
- ↑ Elymas from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
