International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Pastor

pas'-ter (ro`eh; poimen; literally, a helper, or feeder of the sheep (the King James VersionJer 2:8;3:15;10:21;12:10;17:16;22:22;23:1,2, and inEph 4:11, the King James Version a...

Pastoral Epistles

pas'-tor-al,I. GENUINENESS1. External Evidence2. Genuineness QuestionedII. ALLEGED DIFFICULTIES AGAINST PAULINE AUTHORSHIP1. Relative to Paul's Experiences(1) Data in 1 Timothy(...

Pasturage; Pasture

pas'-tur-aj, pas'-tur.SeeSHEEP TENDING.

Patara

pat'-a-ra (ta Patara): A coast city of ancient Lycia, from which, according toAc 21:1, Paul took a ship for Phoenicia. Because of its excellent harbor, many of the coast trading...

Pate

pat (qodhqodh): The word usually translated "crown," "crown of the head" (Ge 49:26;De 28:35;33:16,20;2Sa 14:25;Job 2:7;Isa 3:17;Jer 2:16;48:45) and "scalp" (Ps 68:21) is rendere...

Path; Pathway

path, path'-wa (orach, nethibhah, etc.; tribos, trochia):(1) In the Old Testament.--In addition to its obvious literal sense (e.g.Ge 49:17), it has very frequently a figurative ...

Patheus

pa-the'-us (Pathaios, Phathaios): One of the Levites who had married a foreign wife (1 Esdras 9:23) equals "Pethahiah" ofEzr 10:23.

Pathros

path'-ros (pathros; Egyptian Pata resii, the "South land"; Septuagint ge Pathoures): The Hebrew form of the Egyptian name for Upper Egypt (Isa 11:11;Jer 44:1,15;Eze 29:14;30:14).

Pathrusim

path-roo'-sim, path-ru'-sim (pathruci, "an inhabitant of Pathros"; Septuagint hoi Patrosonieim): The branch of the Egyptians who came fromPATHROS(which see). They are represente...

Patience

pa'-shens (hupomone, makrothumia): "Patience" implies suffering, enduring or waiting, as a determination of the will and not simply under necessity. As such it is an essential C...

Patmos

pat'-mos (Patomos; Italian: San Giovanni di Patino): A Turkish island of the group Sporades, Southwest of Samos, mentioned once in the Bible,Re 1:9, "I, John.... was in the isle...

Patriarch; Patriachs

pa'-tri-ark, patriarches). The word occurs in the New Testament in application to Abraham (Heb 7:4), to the sons of Jacob (Ac 7:8,9), and to David (Ac 2:29). In Septuagint it is...

Patriarchs, Testaments Of The Twelve

Patrimony

pat'-ri-mo-ni (ha-'abhoth, "the fathers"): A word occurring once in English Versions of the Bible (De 18:8), meaning literally, "the fathers," which, however, is obscure, probab...

Patrobas

pat'-ro-bas (Patrobas): The name of a member of the Christian community at Rome to whom Paul sent greetings (Ro 16:14). The name is an abbreviated form of "Patrobius." There was...

Patroclus

pa-tro'-klus (Patroklos): The father of the Syrian general Nicanor (2 Macc 8:9).

Pattern

pat'-ern (tabhnith, "model," mar'eh, "a vision" or "view"): The Old Testament words translated "pattern" do not necessarily indicate a drawing such as a modern constructor begin...

Pau

pa'u.SeePAI.

Paul, The Apostle

pol,I. Sources1. The Acts2. The Thirteen Epistles(1) Pauline Authorship(2) Lightfoot's Grouping(a) First Group (1 and 2 Thessalonians)(b) Second Group (1 and 2 Corinthians, Gala...

Paul, Voyage And Shipwreck Of

Pauline Theology

pol'-in:I. THE PREPARATION1. The Pharisee2. Saul and Sin3. Primitive ChristianityII. THE CONVERSION1. Christ2. The Spirit3. The Unio Mystica4. Salvation5. JustificationIII. FURT...

Paulus, Sergius

po'-lus, sur'-ji-us (Sergios Paulos): The Roman "proconsul" (Revised Version) or "deputy" (the King James Version) of Cyprus when Paul, along with Barnabas, visited that island ...

Pavement

pav'-ment: In the Old Testament, with the exception of2Ki 16:17, the Hebrew word is ritspah (2Ch 7:3;Es 1:6;Eze 40:17, etc.); in Sirach 20:18 and Bel and the Dragon verse 19 the...

Pavilion

pa-vil'-yun: A covered place, booth, tent, in which a person may be kept hid or secret (cokh,Ps 27:5; cukkah--the usual term--Ps 31:20), or otherwise be withdrawn from view. The...

Paw

po (kaph, literally, "palm," yadh, literally, "hand"): The former (kaph) is applied to the soft paws of animals in contradistinction to the hoofs (Le 11:27); the latter is thric...

Pe

pa "p": The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "p" with daghesh and "ph" (equals f) without. It came also to be used for the number 80. F...

Peace

pes (shalom; eirene):1. In the Old Testament:Is a condition of freedom from disturbance, whether outwardly, as of a nation from war or enemies, or inwardly, within the soul. The...