Easton's Bible Dictionary
(only in A.V.
Esther 3:12;
8:9;
9:3;
Ezra 8:36), a governor or viceroy of a Persian province having both military and civil power. Correctly rendered in the Revised Version "satrap."
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty.
2. (n.) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain.
3. (n.) A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander.
4. (n.) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
LIEUTENANTlu-ten'-ant, lef-ten'-ant.
See SATRAPS.
Strong's Hebrew
323. achashdarpan -- satraps... lieutenant. Of Persian derivation; a satrap or governor of a main province (of Persia)
--
lieutenant. 322, 323. achashdarpan. 324 . Strong's Numbers.
/hebrew/323.htm - 5k 6496. paqid -- commissioner, deputy, overseer
... Word Origin from paqad Definition commissioner, deputy, overseer NASB Word Usage
leader (1), lieutenant (1), officer (3), overseer (6), overseers (3). ...
/hebrew/6496.htm - 6k
Library
Of the Destruction of Ilium by Fimbria, a Lieutenant of Marius.
... Book III. Chapter 7."Of the Destruction of Ilium by Fimbria, a Lieutenant
of Marius. And surely we may ask what wrong poor Ilium ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 7 of the destruction of.htm
Early Battles
... How happy they were! Captain and Lieutenant Lee, busy from morn till night,
week in and week out, seeking the souls of the people. ...
/.../carpenter/the angel adjutant of twice born men/iv early battles.htm
In the Homes of the People
... She rose at seven, breakfasted at eight; an hour was devoted to prayer and study,
an hour to business, and by ten o'clock, she and her lieutenant left the ...
/.../carpenter/the angel adjutant of twice born men/ix in the homes of.htm
The Life of John Campbel Earl of Loudon.
... historians[116] go still farther, and plainly say, That the king about three o'clock
in the afternoon, sent his own letter to William Balfour lieutenant of the ...
/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of john campbel.htm
His Charge of Cowardice is Baseless: for Basil Displayed the ...
... the East elated by his recent successes against the barbarians, and not in a spirit
to brook any obstruction to his will; and his lord-lieutenant directed his ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 12 his charge of.htm
Kate Lee's Secret
... How much there was to pray for. Her own soul and that of her lieutenant, that they
might be kept in touch with God. ... Writes still another lieutenant:". ...
/.../carpenter/the angel adjutant of twice born men/xiii kate lees secret.htm
But the Power, not the Will, to Resist, Failed Ithacius...
... a large sum of money, secure that, by the imperial authority, the hearing of the
trial was taken from the prefect, and transferred to the lieutenant in Spain. ...
/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter xlix but the power.htm
Of Chrysanthus Bishop of the Novatians at Constantinople.
... appointment in the palace at an early age, he was subsequently under Theodosius
the Great made governor [935] of Italy, and after that lord-lieutenant [936] of ...
/.../chapter xii of chrysanthus bishop of.htm
Wesley visits the Irish Parliament House
... The House of Lords far exceeds that at Westminster; and the Lord Lieutenant's throne
as far exceeds that miserable throne (so called) of the King in the ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/wesley visits the irish parliament.htm
Defeating the Press-Gang
... I had hardly finished the hymn when I observed the people, in great confusion; this
was occasioned by a lieutenant of a man-of-war who had chosen that time to ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/defeating the press-gang.htm
Thesaurus
Lieutenant... 4. (n.) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a
lieutenant commander. Int.
...LIEUTENANT. lu-ten'-ant, lef-ten'-ant. See SATRAPS.
.../l/lieutenant.htm - 7kLieutenants (4 Occurrences)
/l/lieutenants.htm - 8k
Nurse (23 Occurrences)
... or the like. 3. (n.) A lieutenant or first officer, who is the real commander
when the captain is unfit for his place. 4. (n.) A ...
/n/nurse.htm - 17k
Lieu (1 Occurrence)
/l/lieu.htm - 6k
Ensign (21 Occurrences)
... regiment. 5. (n.) A commissioned officer of the lowest grade in the navy,
corresponding to the grade of second lieutenant in the army. 6 ...
/e/ensign.htm - 15k
Deputy (7 Occurrences)
... n.) One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in
his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative ...
/d/deputy.htm - 11k
Major (2 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel;
the lowest field officer. 6. (n.) A person of full age. ...
/m/major.htm - 7k
Commander (111 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant
colonel in the army. 3. (n.) The chief officer of a commandery. ...
/c/commander.htm - 37k
Jonathan (109 Occurrences)
... He comes on the scene as the right hand and lieutenant of his father in his early
struggles to beat off the hostile tribes, especially the Ammonites (1 Samuel ...
/j/jonathan.htm - 59k
Salt (45 Occurrences)
... SALT, PILLAR OF. See LOT; SALT; SIDDIM; SLIME. SALT, VALLEY OF. (ge' ha-melach):
The scene of battles, firstly, between David or his lieutenant Abishai and the ...
/s/salt.htm - 34k
Subtopics
Lieutenant
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Jonathan (109 Occurrences)
Salt (45 Occurrences)
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