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Greek

2302. theatron -- a theater, a spectacle
... a theater, a spectacle. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: theatron Phonetic
Spelling: (theh'-at-ron) Short Definition: a theatre, spectacle ...
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1093. ge -- the earth, land
... [The OT Hebrew term, 776 ("earth"), also refers to the physical earth as "God's
arena" -- "the physical theater" in which our freely .]. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5273. hupokrites -- one who answers, an actor, a hypocrite
... 5273 (a masculine noun derived from 5259 , "under" and 2919 , "judge") -- properly,
a , like a acting (ie a theater-actor); (figuratively) a person; a ...
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Library

A Theater.
... A THEATER. A theater is a place where plays are performed before spectators.
People go to such a place to witness the acts of men. ...
/.../orr/food for the lambs or helps for young christians/a theater.htm

Theater-Going.
... V. THEATER-GOING. ... Every one who knows any thing about the institution of the theater,
as such, knows that it always has been corrupting in its influence. ...
/.../judy/questionable amusements and worthy substitutes/v theater-going.htm

External Foes.
... "Well," she said, "my father was a doctor, and had a large practice, and he
used to get so tired that he used to take us to the theater. ...
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Days of Toil and Trial
... their wrath, the mob seized "Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions
in travel," and with these "they rushed with one accord into the theater ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 28 days of toil.htm

How Ten Men of the Citizens [Of Jerusalem] Made a Conspiracy ...
... were now neglected; for, in the first place, he appointed solemn games to be celebrated
every fifth year, in honor of Caesar, and built a theater at Jerusalem ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 8 how ten men.htm

And Forgive us Our Debts as we Also have Forgiven Our Debtors
... And inasmuch as we are in a world theater both of angels and of men, one must know
that as the performer in a theater owes it to say or do certain things in ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/origen/origen on prayer/chapter xviii and forgive us.htm

Confessing Christ.
... He had tickets for the theater next night, but when next night came he said he would
go to the meeting with his sister, and, to make a long story short, he ...
/.../moody/moodys anecdotes and illustrations/confessing christ.htm

Concerning Silas and on what Account it was that King Agrippa was ...
... So the king sent for him; and as he was sitting in the theater, he bid him sit down
by him, and said to him with a low and gentle voice, "What is there done in ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 7 concerning silas and.htm

For they Loved the Praise of Men More than the Praise of God. John ...
... of brandy and water at the table, or step up to the bar of a steam-boat and call
for liquor without shame; or if they are in Europe, they will go to the theater ...
/.../finney/lectures to professing christians/for they loved the praise.htm

How Titus Upon the Celebration of his Brothers and Fathers ...
... being one of the Jewish nation, and greatly respected on account of his father,
who was governor of the Jews at Antioch [5] came upon the theater at a time ...
/.../chapter 3 how titus upon.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) Alt. of Theatre.

Thesaurus

Theater (2 Occurrences)
...Theater (2 Occurrences). ... Acts 19:31 Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends,
sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater. ...
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Theatre (2 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) That which resembles a theater in form, use, or the like; a place
rising by steps or gradations, like the seats of a theater. ...
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Gazing-stock (2 Occurrences)
... (2) In Hebrews 10:33, it is the translation of theatrizo, "to bring upon the theater,"
"to be made a spectacle of," "made a gazing stock both by reproaches and ...
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Gazingstock (2 Occurrences)
... (2) In Hebrews 10:33, it is the translation of theatrizo, "to bring upon the theater,"
"to be made a spectacle of," "made a gazing stock both by reproaches and ...
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Pit (110 Occurrences)
... 9. (n.) See Pit of the stomach (below). 10. (n.) The indentation or mark left by
a pustule, as in smallpox. 11. (n.) Formerly, that part of a theater, on the ...
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Pass (1172 Occurrences)
... money. 27. (vt) To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance; as,
to pass a person into a theater, or over a railroad. 28. ...
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Sela (5 Occurrences)
... The temples, the tombs, theater, etc., hewn with great skill and infinite pains
from the living rock, have defied to an astonishing degree the tooth of time ...
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Athens (5 Occurrences)
... Paul may possibly have attended theater of Dionysus (under the Southeast cliff of
the Acropolis) and witnessed a play of the Greek poets, such as Euripides or ...
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Games (2 Occurrences)
... THE GAMES OF GREECE AND ROME 1. Historical Introduction 2. General References 3.
Specific References to Greek Athletics 4. References to the Theater and the ...
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Herod (45 Occurrences)
... Against the laws of Judaism, which he pretended to obey, he built at Jerusalem a
magnificent theater and an amphitheater, of which the ruins remain. ...
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Bible Concordance

Theater (2 Occurrences)

Acts 19:29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel.
(WEB WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 19:31 Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.
(WEB WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Theater

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Related Terms

Theatre (2 Occurrences)

Gazing-stock (2 Occurrences)

Gazingstock (2 Occurrences)

Pit (110 Occurrences)

Pass (1172 Occurrences)

Sela (5 Occurrences)

Athens (5 Occurrences)