International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Perga

pur'-ga (Perge):1. Location and History:An important city of the ancient province of Pamphylia, situated on the river Cestris, 12 miles Northeast of Attalia. According toAc 13:1...

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Pergamos; Pergamum

pur'-ga-mos, or pur'-ga-mum (he Pergamos, or to Pergamon):1. History:Pergamos, to which the ancient writers also gave the neuter form of the name, was a city of Mysia of the anc...

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Perida

pe-ri'-da (peridha' "recluse"): A family of "Solomon's servants" (Ne 7:57). InEzr 2:55, a difference in the Hebrew spelling gives "Peruda" for the same person, who is also the "...

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Perizzite

per'-i-zit, pe-riz'-it (perizzi; Pherezaios): Signifies "a villager," and so corresponds with the Egyptian fellah. Hence, the Perizzite is not included among the sons of Canaan ...

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Perjury

pur'-ju-ri.SeeCRIMES;OATH;PUNISHMENTS.

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Perpetual; Perpetually; Perpetuity

per-pet'-u-al, per-pet'-u-al-i, pur-pe-tu'-i-ti (`olam, netsach, [~tamidh):Perpetual is usually the translation of `olam, properly, "a wrapping up" or "hiding," used often of ti...

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Persecution

pur-se-ku'-shun (@diogmos] (Mt 13:21;Mr 4:17;10:30;Ac 8:1;13:50;Ro 8:35;2Co 12:10;2Th 1:4;2Ti 3:11)):1. Persecution in Old Testament Times2. Between the Testaments3. Foretold by...

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Persepolis

per-sep'-o-lis (2 Macc 9:2; Persepolis, Persaipolis, in Ptolemy Persopolis; original Persian name unknown; Pahlavi Stakhr, now Ictakhr and Shihil Minar, "Forty Turrets"):1. Loca...

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Perseus

pur'-sus, pur'-se-us (Perseus): In 1 Macc 8:5 the conquest of "Perseus, king of the Citims" (the Revised Version (British and American) "king of Chittim") was part of the "fame ...

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Perseverance

pur-se-ver'-ans: The word occurs only once in the King James Version (Eph 6:18), where it refers quite simply to persistence in prayer. In theology (especially in the phrase "fi...

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Persia

pur'-sha, (parats; Persia; in Assyrian Parsu, Parsua; in Achemenian Persian Parsa, modern Fars): In the Bible (2Ch 36:20,22,23;Ezr 1:1,8;Es 1:3,14,18;10:2;Eze 27:10;38:5;Da 8:20...

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Persian Language And Literature (Ancient)

pur'-shan, pur'-zhan,RATURE (ANCIENT):I. LANGUAGE (Introductory)DialectsII. OLD PERSIAN INSCRIPTIONSIII. MEDIC DIALECT1. Ordinary Ayestic2. GathicIV. ZOROASTER1. His Date, etc.2...

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Persian Religion (Ancient)

I. BEFORE ZOROASTER1. Early Aryan Religion2. Avesta and Rig-Veda3. The CreatorII. ZOROASTRIANISM1. Leading Principle2. Not Monotheistic(1) Darius and Xerxes(2) Ahura Mazda3. Obj...

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Persians

pur'-shanz, -zhanz (parac, also equals PERSIA,PERSIS(which see); adjective parci Hebrew, and parcay, Aramaic.; Persai, adjective only inNe 12:22;Da 6:28; Achaem. Persian Parsa, ...

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Persis

pur'-sis (Persis): The name of a female member of the Christian community at Rome, to whom Paul sent greetings (Ro 16:12). Paul designates her "the beloved, who labored much in ...

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Person Of Christ

Method of the ArticleI. THE TEACHING OF PAUL 1. Philippians 2:5-9(1) General Drift of Passage(2) our Lord's Intrinsic Deity(3) No Examination(4) our Lord's Humanity2. Other Paul...

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Person, Personality

pur'-sun, pur'-s'n, pur-un-al'-ti (nephesh, 'ish, 'adham, panim, prosopon, hupostasis): The most frequent word for "person" in the Old Testament is nephesh, "soul" (Ge 14:21, "G...

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Personality

SeePERSON.

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Persuade; Persuasion

per-swad', per-swazhun: (1) In the older English "persuade" need not mean "convince" (although this is its usual sense in the King James Version:Mt 27:20, etc.), but may mean on...

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Peruda

pe-roo'-da (perudha').SeePERIDA.

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Perverse

per-vurs': The group "perverse, -ly, -ness," "act perversely" in the King James Version represents nearly 20 Hebrew words, of which, however, most are derivatives of the stems `...

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Pestilence

pes'-ti-lens (debher; loimos): Any sudden fatal epidemic is designated by this word, and in its Biblical use it generally indicates that these are divine visitations. The word i...

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Pestle

pes'-'l (`eli): A rounded implement of wood or stone used for pounding, bruising, or powdering materials in a mortar. Used only inPr 27:22. The assonance of CS:GreekIT+loimosIT-...

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Peter, Apocalypse Of

See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS, II, 4; LITERATURE, SUB-APOSTOLIC (Introduction).

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Peter, Epistles Of

see PETER, THE FIRST EPISTLE OF; PETER, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF

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Peter, Gospel According To

See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS; LITERATURE, SUB-APOSTOLIC.

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Peter, Simon

pe'-ter, si'-mon): 1. Name and Early Career2. First Appearance in Gospel History3. Life-Story(1) First Period(2) Second Period4. Character5. Writings(1) First Epistle(2) Second ...