Bible Dictionary: Tales

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Persons added to a jury, commonly from those in or about the courthouse, to make up any deficiency in the number of jurors regularly summoned, being like, or such as, the latter.

2. (syntactically sing.) The writ by which such persons are summoned.

Greek

3454. muthos -- a speech, story, ie a fable
... true. Word Origin a prim. word Definition a speech, story, ie a fable NASB
Word Usage fables (1), myths (3), tales (1). fable. Perhaps ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7400. rakil -- slander
... slander, carry tales, talebearer. From rakal a scandal-monger (as travelling about) --
slander, carry tales, talebearer. see HEBREW rakal. 7399, 7400. ...
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Library

Tales by the Way
... BOOK II CHAPTER XVI TALES BY THE WAY. For Heaven's sake, let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings. King Richard II., iii.2. ...
/.../chapter xvi tales by the.htm

Heathen Arguments in Palliation of the Above: and -1 the Poets are ...
... Heathen arguments in palliation of the above: and (1) the poets are responsible
for these unedifying tales.' But are the names and existence of the gods any ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/section 16 heathen arguments in.htm

The Heresy Compared to the Hydra of the Poets. The Tales of Poets ...
... The tales of poets tell us that of old the hydra when its heads were cut off gained
by its injuries. Chapter I. The heresy compared to the hydra of the poets. ...
/.../cassian/the seven books of john cassian /chapter i the heresy compared.htm

Why Then did I Hate the Greek Classics, which have the Like Tales? ...
... Book I Chapter XIV Why then did I hate the Greek classics, which have the like tales? ...
Why then did I hate the Greek classics, which have the like tales? ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter xiv why then did.htm

The Truth Probably Is, that the Scandalous Tales are True, While ...
... Section 17. The truth probably is, that the scandalous tales are true, while the
divine attributes ascribed to them are due to the flattery of the poets. ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/section 17 the truth probably.htm

Of Abbot Machetes, who Never Slept During the Spiritual ...
... Prolegomena. Chapter XXIX. Of Abbot Machetes, who never slept during the spiritual
conferences, but always went to sleep during earthly tales. ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xxix of abbot machetes.htm

Answer to Mr. W's Fifth Objection.
... 5. The consideration that none of these raised persons did or could, after the return
to their bodies, tell any tales of their separate existence; otherwise ...
/.../section v answer to mr.htm

Altemus' Mother Stories Series
... MOTHER NURSERY RHYMES AND TALES A Book of the Best Nursery Rhymes and Tales
that Mothers can tell their Children. MOTHER FAIRY TALES ...
/.../mother stories from the old testament/altemus mother stories series.htm

And it Should be Remarked in Passing that this Force Upon a Man to ...
... Like the fire, the woman is expected to tell tales to the children, not original
and artistic tales, but tales" better tales than would probably be told by a ...
/.../chesterton/whats wrong with the world/chapter 18 and it should.htm

Thesaurus

Tales (4 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Tales (4 Occurrences). Luke 24:11 And their words seemed
to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. (KJV WBS). ...
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Tale (7 Occurrences)
... of a favorite hymn or passage (Psalm 1:2). The disciples considered the account
given by the women in regard to the resurrection as "idle tales" (the King ...
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Slander (34 Occurrences)
... uttered, tending to injure the reputation of another; the malicious utterance of
defamatory reports; the dissemination of malicious tales or suggestions to the ...
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Games (2 Occurrences)
... Egyptian tales of great antiquity are well known from the two volumes edited by
Professor Petrie in 1895; and there are several non-canonical Jewish tales...
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Talents (36 Occurrences)

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Gossip (7 Occurrences)
... 6. (vi) To make merry. 7. (vi) To prate; to chat; to talk much. 8. (vi) To run
about and tattle; to tell idle tales. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Idle (33 Occurrences)
... rules.' (WEY). Luke 24:11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and
they believed them not. (KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV). John ...
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Fable
... in knowledge was needed to put an end to this mode of thought, but the form of
story-telling developed by it persisted and is found in the folk-tales of all ...
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Talebearer (8 Occurrences)
... (n.) One who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently or maliciously
communicates intelligence, scandal, etc., and makes mischief. ...
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Bible Concordance

Tales (4 Occurrences)

Luke 24:11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
(KJV WBS)

1 Timothy 4:7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.
(See NIV)

2 Peter 1:16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 22:9 In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
(KJV WBS)

Subtopics

Tales

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Tale (7 Occurrences)

Slander (34 Occurrences)

Games (2 Occurrences)

Talents (36 Occurrences)

Gossip (7 Occurrences)

Idle (33 Occurrences)

Fable

Talebearer (8 Occurrences)

Tattler