Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) A stage or elevated platform for public speaking; the platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral harangues, etc., were delivered; -- so called because after the Latin war, it was adorned with the beaks of captured vessels; later, applied also to other platforms erected in Rome for the use of public orators.
2. (n.) The beak or head of a ship.
3. (n.) Hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit or platform occupied by an orator or public speaker.
4. (n.) Any beaklike prolongation, esp. of the head of an animal, as the beak of birds.
5. (n.) The beak, or sucking mouth parts, of Hemiptera.
6. (n.) The snout of a gastropod mollusk.
7. (n.) The anterior, often spine like, prolongation of the carapace of a crustacean, as in the lobster and the prawn.
8. (n.) Same as Rostellum.
9. (n.) The pipe to convey the distilling liquor into its receiver in the common alembic.
10. (n.) A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a beaklike form.
Greek
968. bema -- a step, raised place, by impl. a tribunal ... place, by impl. a tribunal NASB Word Usage ground (1), judgment seat (7),
rostrum (1), tribunal (3). judgment seat, throne. From the
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4026. migdal -- a tower... Also (in plural) feminine migdalah {mig-daw- law'}; from gadal; a tower (from its
size or height); by analogy, a
rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of
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Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists
... Inside, the chapel had a deep gallery, and a lofty rostrum. ... Attempts to read
the one plain tablet at the side of the rostrum always failed. ...
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The Fulfilment
... began to move with the motion of the lamp; the music of the meeting coins became
regular; he caught the note, and mounting, with a bound, the rostrum that had ...
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The Conflict.
... materialists say, "We deal only with facts." "We never speculate." The Buddhists,
and the unbelievers who figure so boastingly upon the rostrum in modern times ...
/.../the conflict.htm
Christians Proved Innocent by their Contempt of Death.
... But would that even now some one would mount a lofty rostrum, and shout with a loud
voice; [1943] "Be ashamed, be ashamed, ye who charge the guiltless with ...
/.../chapter xii christians proved innocent by.htm
Introduction
... so naturally to Justin's mind in the First Apology, [635] or makes him say in the
Second, "Would that even now someone would mount on a lofty rostrum and cry ...
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Of the Sibyl.
... retires into the inmost chamber of the basilica, which is still a part of the one
stone; and sitting in the middle of the chamber on a high rostrum and throne ...
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The Master's Profession --The Disciple's Pursuit
... He wanted no toga or rostrum, nor did he need a preconcerted arrangement of the
assembly to lend grace to his discourses when he made known the word of God to ...
/.../the masters professionthe disciples pursuit.htm
Of the Civil War Between Marius and Sylla.
... triumphed, and returned from exile, besides the butcheries everywhere perpetrated,
the head of the consul Octavius was exposed on the rostrum; Cæsar and ...
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Of the Errors of Certain Philosophers, and of the Sun and Moon.
... Footnotes: [463] That is, philosophers of less repute and fame. [464] Cicero speaks
of Tuditanus as scattering money from the rostrum among the people. ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xxiii of the errors of.htm
Introduction
... Why should he not be allowed to bring paper and pencil, and, ensconced in a pew
commanding full view of the rostrum, write down the thing that is true about ...
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Thesaurus
Rostrum (1 Occurrence)... alembic. 10. (n.) A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a beaklike form.
Multi-Version Concordance
Rostrum (1 Occurrence). Acts
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Rosin
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Snout (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (n.) The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc. 4. (n.) The anterior prolongation
of the head of a gastropod; -- called also rostrum. 5 ...
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Bible Concordance
Rostrum (1 Occurrence)Acts 12:21 On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
(See NAS)
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