Bible Dictionary: Plays

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Greek

2790. kitharodos -- one who plays and sings to the lyre
... one who plays and sings to the lyre. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
kitharodos Phonetic Spelling: (kith-ar-o'-dos) Short Definition: a harpist ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2181. zanah -- to commit fornication, be a harlot
... harlots (5), making her a harlot (1), play the harlot (18), play the harlot continually
(1), played the harlot (24), playing the harlot (3), plays the harlot (1 ...
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5059. nagan -- to touch or play a stringed instrument
... instrument NASB Word Usage minstrel (1), minstrel played (1), musician (1), musicians
(1), play (5), play songs (1), player (1), playing (2), plays (1), pluck ...
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Library

Of the Scenic Plays, the Celebration of which the Gods have ...
... Book IV. Chapter 26."Of the Scenic Plays, the Celebration of Which the Gods
Have Exacted from Their Worshippers. "But," says Cicero ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 26 of the scenic plays.htm

That the Obscenities of those Plays which the Romans Consecrated ...
... Chapter 27."That the Obscenities of Those Plays Which the Romans Consecrated in
Order to Propitiate Their Gods, Contributed Largely to the Overthrow of ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 27 that the obscenities of.htm

That Plato, who Excluded Poets from a Well-Ordered City, was ...
... Book II. Chapter 14."That Plato, Who Excluded Poets from a Well-Ordered City, Was
Better Than These Gods Who Desire to Be Honoured by Theatrical Plays. ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 14 that plato who excluded.htm

Members of the Priesthood and of the Clergy must not Witness the ...
... Canon LIV. Members of the priesthood and of the clergy must not witness
the plays at weddings� Members of the priesthood and of ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon liv members of the.htm

Modern Library Giants
... G10. TWELVE FAMOUS RESTORATION PLAYS (1660-1820) (Congreve, Wycherley, Gay, Goldsmith,
Sheridan, etc.) G11. ... G17. THE POEMS AND PLAYS OF ROBERT BROWNING. G18. ...
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Modern Library of the World's Best Books
... JOSEPH Heart of Darkness (In Great Modern Short Stories 168) CONRAD, JOSEPH Lord
Jim 186 CONRAD, JOSEPH Victory 186 CORNEILLE and RACINE Six Plays of Corneille ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/renan/the life of jesus/modern library of the worlds.htm

That the Greeks Admitted Players to Offices of State, on the ...
... It was a part of this same reasonableness of the Greeks which induced them to bestow
upon the actors of these same plays no inconsiderable civic honors. ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 11 that the greeks admitted.htm

That the Romans Should have Understood that Gods who Desired to be ...
... Thus the Romans, though they were superstitious enough to serve as gods those who
made no secret of their desire to be worshipped in licentious plays, yet had ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 13 that the romans should.htm

Concerning the Opinion of Plato, According to which He Defined the ...
... things proves that they are bad. For it is well-known what Plato's opinion
was concerning scenic plays. He thinks that the poets ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 13 concerning the opinion of.htm

Letter vii. Tact --Unobtrusiveness.
... A company of educated people sat down at table together, and the conversation happened
to turn on the question of the authorship of Shakespeare's plays. ...
/.../letter vii tactunobtrusiveness.htm

Thesaurus

Plays (4 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Plays (4 Occurrences). 1 Samuel 16:17 And Saul
said unto his servants: 'Provide me now a man that can play ...
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Player (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who plays, or amuses himself; one without
serious aims; an idler; a trifler. 2. (n.) One who plays any game. ...
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Yoke-fellow (1 Occurrence)
... It is obvious to compare the way in which the apostle plays upon the name Onesimus,
in Philemon 1:11. John Rutherfurd. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Yokefellow
... as in name. It is obvious to compare the way in which the apostle plays
upon the name Onesimus, in Philemon 1:11. John Rutherfurd. ...
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Jezreel (37 Occurrences)
... 2:9). From Jezreel came the tidings of Saul and Jonathan's death on Gilboa, which
brought disaster to Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 4:4). The city plays no important ...
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Lap (12 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The loose part of a coat; the lower part
of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. 2 ...
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Leader (183 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A performer who leads a band or choir in music; also, in an orchestra, the
principal violinist; the one who plays at the head of the first violins. ...
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World (2829 Occurrences)
... The word actually plays nearly the same part as "globe" with us, denoting man's
material dwelling-place, as simply as possible, without moral suggestions. ...
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Trachonitis (1 Occurrence)
... of the wilderness. It therefore plays no part in the history. These are
the two Trachons of Strabo (xvi.2, 20). They are entirely ...
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Eschatology
... The subject of eschatology plays a prominent part in New Testament teaching and
religion. Christianity in its very origin bears an eschatological character. ...
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Bible Concordance

Plays (4 Occurrences)

1 Samuel 16:17 And Saul said unto his servants: 'Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.'
(See NIV)

Proverbs 12:9 Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that playeth the man of rank, and lacketh bread.
(See RSV)

Ezekiel 16:34 You are different from other women in your prostitution, in that no one follows you to play the prostitute; and whereas you give hire, and no hire is given to you, therefore you are different.
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 33:32 And lo, thou 'art' to them as a singer of doting loves, A pleasant voice, and playing well on an instrument, And they have heard thy words, and they are not doing them.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Plays

Related Terms

Player (4 Occurrences)

Yoke-fellow (1 Occurrence)

Yokefellow

Jezreel (37 Occurrences)

Lap (12 Occurrences)

Leader (183 Occurrences)

World (2829 Occurrences)

Trachonitis (1 Occurrence)

Eschatology