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== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_48830" /> == | |||
<p> A name well known in Scripture; probably derived from Shoshan, a lily, or rose. And some have thought on this account that the church calls herself Shoshan, when in the [[Canticles]] she saith, "I am the rose of [[Sharon]] and the lily of the vallies." And if so, it is worthy remark that Jesus confining this name to his church, when immediately after he adds, "as the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters." (See Song of Song of [[Solomon]] 2:1-2) But whether so or not, certain it is that the church in Christ's esteem is, as Shoshan, their is both the rose and the lily, for grace, loveliness, and fragrancy. Let any one behold the church made white, or the lily in her Redeemer's righteousness, or red as the rose, being washed in his blood; let the fragrancy of the graces of faith and love, when going forth in the lively exercise upon the person of her Lord, be considered; let the fruitfulness of the once wilderness state of the heart, now blossoming like the rose, be marked: and when like the rose the odour is called forth and exhaled by the sun's beams shining upon her, and let every one then say, what can be more beautifully descriptive of the church than such emblems. </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_57296" /> == | |||
<p> <b> [[Susanna]] </b> <b> ( </b> Σουσάννα fr. שׁוֹשַׁנָּה, fem. שׁוֹשַׁן, which denotes a lily or any lily-like flower).—All that is known of her is that she was one of the women who ministered to Jesus ( Luke 8:3). The mention of her name without further particulars implies that she was well known. This may have been due to her special devotion, in which case reference to her on other occasions would have been expected, or to her social rank, which view may derive support from the succession of her name to that of [[Joanna]] (wh. see). </p> <p> R. W. Moss. </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_75083" /> == | |||
<p> '''Susan'na.''' ''(A Lily).'' </p> <p> 1. The heroine of the story, of the [[Judgment]] of Daniel. (The book which gives an account of her life is also called "The history of Susanna," and is one of the apocryphal books of the Bible). </p> <p> 2. One of the women, who ministered to the Lord. Luke 8:3. (A.D. 28-30). </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68945" /> == | |||
<p> One of the women who had the honour of ministering to the Lord of their substance. Luke 8:3 . </p> | |||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_37682" /> == | |||
<p> ("lily".) One of the women who ministered to the Lord Jesus ( Luke 8:3). </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54291" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> SUSANNA </strong> . See Apocrypha, § <strong> 5 </strong> . </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44096" /> == | |||
Luke 8:2-3 | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33639" /> == | |||
Luke 8:3 | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_62818" /> == | |||
<p> ( '''''Σουσάννα''''' v.r. '''''Σωσάννα''''' ; i.e. '''''שׁוֹשִׁנָּה''''' , ''Shoshanndh,'' a [[Lily]] [q.v.]), the name of two females in the Bible. The name likewise occurs in Diod. Sic. as that of the daughter of [[Ninus]] (2, 6); and [[Sheshan]] ( 1 Chronicles 2:31; 1 Chronicles 2:34-35) is of the same origin and meaning (Gesen. Thesaur. s.v.). </p> <p> '''I.''' The heroine of the story of the Judgment of Daniel in the Apocrypha, otherwise called. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_37682"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/susanna Susanna from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
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<ref name="term_62818"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/susanna Susanna from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:19, 15 October 2021
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary [1]
A name well known in Scripture; probably derived from Shoshan, a lily, or rose. And some have thought on this account that the church calls herself Shoshan, when in the Canticles she saith, "I am the rose of Sharon and the lily of the vallies." And if so, it is worthy remark that Jesus confining this name to his church, when immediately after he adds, "as the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters." (See Song of Song of Solomon 2:1-2) But whether so or not, certain it is that the church in Christ's esteem is, as Shoshan, their is both the rose and the lily, for grace, loveliness, and fragrancy. Let any one behold the church made white, or the lily in her Redeemer's righteousness, or red as the rose, being washed in his blood; let the fragrancy of the graces of faith and love, when going forth in the lively exercise upon the person of her Lord, be considered; let the fruitfulness of the once wilderness state of the heart, now blossoming like the rose, be marked: and when like the rose the odour is called forth and exhaled by the sun's beams shining upon her, and let every one then say, what can be more beautifully descriptive of the church than such emblems.
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [2]
Susanna ( Σουσάννα fr. שׁוֹשַׁנָּה, fem. שׁוֹשַׁן, which denotes a lily or any lily-like flower).—All that is known of her is that she was one of the women who ministered to Jesus ( Luke 8:3). The mention of her name without further particulars implies that she was well known. This may have been due to her special devotion, in which case reference to her on other occasions would have been expected, or to her social rank, which view may derive support from the succession of her name to that of Joanna (wh. see).
R. W. Moss.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [3]
Susan'na. (A Lily).
1. The heroine of the story, of the Judgment of Daniel. (The book which gives an account of her life is also called "The history of Susanna," and is one of the apocryphal books of the Bible).
2. One of the women, who ministered to the Lord. Luke 8:3. (A.D. 28-30).
Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]
One of the women who had the honour of ministering to the Lord of their substance. Luke 8:3 .
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [5]
("lily".) One of the women who ministered to the Lord Jesus ( Luke 8:3).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [6]
SUSANNA . See Apocrypha, § 5 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [7]
Luke 8:2-3
Easton's Bible Dictionary [8]
Luke 8:3
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [9]
( Σουσάννα v.r. Σωσάννα ; i.e. שׁוֹשִׁנָּה , Shoshanndh, a Lily [q.v.]), the name of two females in the Bible. The name likewise occurs in Diod. Sic. as that of the daughter of Ninus (2, 6); and Sheshan ( 1 Chronicles 2:31; 1 Chronicles 2:34-35) is of the same origin and meaning (Gesen. Thesaur. s.v.).
I. The heroine of the story of the Judgment of Daniel in the Apocrypha, otherwise called.
References
- ↑ Susanna from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary
- ↑ Susanna from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament
- ↑ Susanna from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Susanna from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Susanna from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Susanna from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Susanna from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Susanna from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Susanna from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
