International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Sarepta

sa-rep'-ta (Sarepta): The name inLu 4:26the King James Version, following the Greek, of the Phoenician town to which Elijah was sent in the time of the great famine, in order to...

Sargon

sar'-gon (722-705 BC): The name of this ruler is written cargon, in the Old Testament, Shar-ukin in the cuneiform inscriptions, Arna, in the Septuagint, and Arkeanos, in the Pto...

Sarid

sa'-rid (saridh; Codex Vaticanus Esedekgola, Seddouk; Codex Alexandrinus Sarthid, Sarid): A place on the southern border of Zebulun to the West of Chisloth-tabor (Jos 19:10,12)....

Saron

sa'-ron, (Saron): the King James Version; Greek form of Sharon (Ac 9:35).

Sarothie

sa-ro'-thi-e (Codex Alexandrinus Sarothie; Codex Vaticanus and Swete, Sarothei): Name of a family of "the sons of the servants of Solomon" who returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras...

Sarsechim

sar'-se-kim, sar-se-kim (sarckhim): A prince of Nebuchadnezzar, present at the taking of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in the 11th year of Zedekiah (Jer 39:3). The versions with t...

Saruch

sa'-ruk (Sarouch, Serouch): the King James Version; Greek form of Serug (thus,Lu 3:35the Revised Version (British and American)).

Satan

sa'-tan (saTan), "adversary," from the verb saTan, "to lie in wait" (as adversary); Satan, Satanas, "adversary," diabolos, "Devil," "adversary" or "accuser," kategor (altogether...

Satan, Depths Of

(ta bathea tou Satana): Found inRe 2:24, and has reference to false teaching at Thyatira. It is a question (that perhaps may not be decided) whether tou Satana, "of Satan," repr...

Satan, Synagogue Of

The expression occurs neither in the Hebrew nor in the Greek of the Old Testament, nor in Apocrypha. Three passages in the Old Testament and one in Apocrypha suggest the idea co...

Satchel

sach'-el.SeeBAG.

Sathrabuzanes

sath-ra-bu'-za-nez, sath-ra-bu-za'-nez (Sathrabouzanes): In 1 Esdras 6:3,7,27 = "Shethar-bozenai" inEzr 5:3,6;6:6,13.

Satisfaction

sat-is-fak'-shun: Occurs twice in the King James Version (Nu 35:31,32) as a rendering of the Hebrew kopher (the Revised Version (British and American) "ransom"). It means a pric...

Satraps

sa'-traps, sat'-raps ('achashdarpenim,Ezr 8:36;Es 3:12;8:9;9:3, the King James Version "lieutenants";Da 3:2,3,27;6:1ff, the King James Version "princes"): The viceroys or vassal...

Satyr

sat'-er, sa'-ter (sa`ir, literally "he-goat"; sa`ir, "hairy" (Ge 27:11, of Esau), and Arabic sha'r, "hair"; plural se`irim): For se`irim inLe 17:7and2Ch 11:15, the King James Ve...

Saul

sol (sha'ul; Saoul):(1) The first king of Israel.I. EARLY HISTORY1. Name and Meaning2. Genealogy3. Home and Station4. Sources for Life5. Election as King6. Reasons for ItII. REI...

Savaran

sav'-a-ran: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American)AVARAN(which see).

Save

sav: In the sense "except," the word came into English through the French (sauf) and is fairly common (38 times, in addition to "saving," the King James VersionEc 5:11;Am 9:8;Mt...

Savias

Saviour

sav'-yer:(1) While that "God is the deliverer of his people" is the concept on which, virtually, the whole Old Testament is based (see SALVATION), yet the Hebrews seem never to ...

Savor

sa'-ver (reach; osme;(1) The primary meaning of the word is "taste," "flavor" (from Latin sapor, "taste"). So inMt 5:13;Lu 14:34, "if the salt have lost its savor" (moranthe, "b...

Saw

so.SeeTOOLS.

Sawing Asunder

so'-ing a-sun'-der.SeePUNISHMENTS.

Sayest

sa'-est: "Thou sayest" (Mt 27:11;Mr 15:2;Lu 22:70, "Ye say";Joh 18:37), i.e. rightly; "Thou hast said" (Mt 26:25,64), = "Yes"; a rabbinical idiom never found in the Old Testamen...

Sayings Of Jesus

SeeLOGIA.

Sayings, Dark

sa'-ingz.SeeDARK SAYINGS.

Sayings, Faithful

SeeFAITHFUL SAYINGS.