Bible Dictionary: Deputation

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.

2. (n.) The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; delegation; as, the general sent a deputation to the enemy to propose a truce.

Strong's Hebrew

4917. mishlachath -- a discharge, deputation, sending
... 4916b, 4917. mishlachath. 4918 . a discharge, deputation, sending. Transliteration:
mishlachath Phonetic Spelling: (mish-lakh'-ath) Short Definition: band. ...
/hebrew/4917.htm - 6k

Library

The Deputation from Jerusalem - the Three Sects of the Pharisees ...
... CHAPTER II. THE DEPUTATION FROM JERUSALEM - THE THREE SECTS OF THE PHARISEES, SADDUCEES,
AND ESSENES - EXAMINATION OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE DOCTRINES. ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter ii the deputation from.htm

Innovations of Eudoxius Censured in a Letter Written by George ...
... Chapter XIII."Innovations of Eudoxius censured in a Letter written by George, Bishop
of Laodicea. Deputation from the Council of Ancyra to Constantius. ...
/.../chapter xiii innovations of eudoxius censured.htm

The Macedonians, Pressed by the Emperor's violence Toward Them ...
... Chapter XII."The Macedonians, pressed by the Emperor's Violence toward them, send
a Deputation to Liberius Bishop of Rome, and subscribe the Nicene Creed. ...
/.../chapter xii the macedonians pressed by.htm

Healing of the Heathen Centurion's Slave at Capernaum. --The ...
... GALILEE. Section 160. Healing of the Heathen Centurion's Slave at Capernaum.
"The Deputation of Elders."Faith of the Centurion. As ...
/.../section 160 healing of the.htm

The Vatican Decrees, Continued. The Infallibility Decree.
... and Italian Bishops. [303]. The Pope received none of these addresses, but
referred them to the Deputation on Faith. While in this ...
/.../ 33 the vatican decrees.htm

Message of the Sanhedrim to John at Bethabara.
... increased to such an extent that men were even inclined to look upon him as the
Messiah, that high tribunal thought it best to send a deputation [244] to ...
/.../section 111 message of the.htm

Not that Light, but a Witness.
... successive days, as appears from the twofold use of the phrase, "On the morrow."
"On the morrow" (ie, after he had met and answered the deputation from the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/meyer/john the baptist/viii not that light but.htm

The Breaking Out of Discord
... No doubt the other side was represented in the deputation. ... The first step taken in
Jerusalem was to call a meeting of the Church to welcome the deputation. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/the breaking out of discord.htm

Christ's Ministry Begins.
... (John 1:29). 29. The next day John seeth Jesus. The next day after the visit of
the deputation of the Sanhedrim. It was not the first visit of Jesus to John. ...
/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/christs ministry begins.htm

The Witness of John.
... It was entirely in harmony with its prerogatives that it should send an
official deputation to ascertain the character of John. ...
/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/the witness of john.htm

Thesaurus

Deputation (3 Occurrences)
... or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act
in his or its behalf; delegation; as, the general sent a deputation to the ...
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Pilate (60 Occurrences)
... Pilate came forth from his palace and met the deputation from the Sanhedrin, who,
in answer to his inquiry as to the nature of the accusation they had to ...
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Pontius (4 Occurrences)
... Pilate came forth from his palace and met the deputation from the Sanhedrin, who,
in answer to his inquiry as to the nature of the accusation they had to ...
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Zedekiah (63 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 21:18-23, 7 th year-Nebuchadnezzar casting a divination to determine his
invasion of Judah; Jeremiah 21, undated but soon after-deputation from the ...
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Ordinary (17 Occurrences)
... judgment; an ordinary book. 4. (n.) An officer who has original jurisdiction
in his own right, and not by deputation. 5. (n.) One who ...
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Judaeus
... In the winter of 39-40 AD, he was spokesman of the deputation sent to Rome to protest
against imposition of emperor-worship upon fellow-citizens of his faith. ...
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Gibeon (39 Occurrences)
... A deputation of the Gibeonites, with their allies from three other cities (Joshua
9;17), visited the camp at Gilgal, and by false representations induced ...
/g/gibeon.htm - 31k

Incurred (9 Occurrences)
... So they sent a large deputation to wait on him; and having secured the good will
of Blastus, his treasurer, they begged the king to be friendly with them again ...
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Friendly (17 Occurrences)
... So they sent a large deputation to wait on him; and having secured the good will
of Blastus, his treasurer, they begged the king to be friendly with them again ...
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Regemmelech (1 Occurrence)
... re'-gem-me'-lek, re'-gem-mel'-ek (reghem melekh): One of a deputation sent to inquire
concerning the propriety of continuing the commemoration of the ...
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Bible Concordance

Deputation (3 Occurrences)

Luke 19:14 "Now his countrymen hated him, and sent a deputation after him to say, 'We are not willing that he should become our king.'
(WEY)

John 1:19 This also is John's testimony, when the Jews sent to him a deputation of Priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him who he was.
(WEY)

Acts 12:20 Now the people of Tyre and Sidon had incurred Herod's violent displeasure. So they sent a large deputation to wait on him; and having secured the good will of Blastus, his treasurer, they begged the king to be friendly with them again, because their country was dependent on his for its food supply.
(WEY)

Subtopics

Deputation

Related Terms

Pilate (60 Occurrences)

Pontius (4 Occurrences)

Zedekiah (63 Occurrences)

Ordinary (17 Occurrences)

Judaeus

Gibeon (39 Occurrences)

Incurred (9 Occurrences)

Friendly (17 Occurrences)

Regemmelech (1 Occurrence)