Bible Encyclopedia: Tyranny

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Greek

897. Babulon -- "gate of god(s)," Babylon, a large city situated ...
... Babylon. Of Hebrew origin (Babel); Babylon, the capitol of Chaldaea (literally or
figuratively (as a type of tyranny)) -- Babylon. see HEBREW Babel. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6217. ashuqim -- oppression, extortion
... oppressedion. Or mashuq {aw-shook'}; passive participle of ashaq; used in plural
masculine as abstractly, tyranny -- oppressed(-ion). (Doubtful.). ...
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Library

Of the Tyranny of Eugenius and the victory Won through Faith by ...
... Book V. Chapter XXIV."Of the tyranny of Eugenius and the victory won through
faith by the Emperor Theodosius. In this manner the ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/chapter xxiv of the tyranny of.htm

Retirement of Athanasius, and Tyranny of Gregory and Philagrius.
... Section 5. Retirement of Athanasius, and tyranny of Gregory and Philagrius.
When all this was done, they did not stop even here; but ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/section 5 retirement of athanasius.htm

The Tyranny of Lust Being Thus Overthrown, Charity Reigns through ...
... Book 3 Chapter 23. The tyranny of lust being thus overthrown, charity
reigns through its supremely just laws� 23. The tyranny ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 23 the tyranny of.htm

The Ancient Form of Government Utterly Corrupted by the Tyranny of ...
... BOOK FOURTH. OF THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH CHAPTER 5. THE ANCIENT FORM OF
GOVERNMENT UTTERLY CORRUPTED BY THE TYRANNY OF THE PAPACY. ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 5 the ancient form.htm

Verse the Twenty-Fourth
... the circumcision of Christ." Wherefore, according to this mode of reading it, the
meaning of the exclamation is, "Who shall deliver me from this tyranny of sin ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 2/verse the twenty-fourth.htm

How the Senators Determined to Restore the Democracy; but the ...
... to be their principal advantage, when they can utterly overthrow the entire families
of their enemies; while all lovers of liberty are the enemies of tyranny. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 2 how the senators.htm

Concerning the Sacrament of Penance
... I must now briefly repeat these statements, in order to unveil the tyranny which
attacks us on this point as unsparingly as in the sacrament of the bread. ...
/.../first principles of the reformation/concerning the sacrament of penance.htm

The victory of Faith.
... sometimes meaning another;-but we will endeavour to explain its general
principles"and these we will divide into three heads; first, the tyranny of the ...
/.../robertson/sermons preached at brighton/ii the victory of faith.htm

On Christian Liberty
... (Galatians 4:6.) Its subjects are all believers, who are freed from the tyranny
of sin and of the law, and received by God on account of Christ as sons ...
/.../the works of james arminius vol 1/disputation 20 on christian liberty.htm

Sin Slain
... I speak in sober earnestness when I declare that all the sufferings that have ever
been exercised upon man have never been equal to the tyranny which man has ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster.

2. (n.) Severity; rigor; inclemency.

Thesaurus

Tyranny (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; cruel government or discipline;
as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster. ...Tyranny (4 Occurrences). ...
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Nineveh (23 Occurrences)
... "After having ruled for more than six hundred years with hideous tyranny and violence,
from the Caucasus and the Caspian to the Persian Gulf, and from beyond ...
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Oppression (67 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed. 2. (n.) That which
oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny. ...
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Liberty (32 Occurrences)
... not simply in external freedom, or in possession of the formal power of choice,
but in deliverance from the darkening of the mind, the tyranny of sinful lusts ...
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Grievance (7 Occurrences)
... or the complaint itself; a wrong done and suffered; that which gives ground for
remonstrance or resistance, as arising from injustice, tyranny, etc.; injury. ...
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Final (16 Occurrences)
... Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from the tyranny of Sin, and have
become the bondservants of God, you have your reward in being made holy, and ...
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Tyrannus's (1 Occurrence)

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Tyrant (2 Occurrences)

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Rod (138 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) A kind of scepter, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority;
tyranny; oppression. 4. (n.) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. ...
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Recovery (6 Occurrences)
... to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners of war and recovery
of sight to the blind: to send away free those whom tyranny has crushed ...
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Bible Concordance

Tyranny (4 Occurrences)

Luke 4:18 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim Good News to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners of war and recovery of sight to the blind: to send away free those whom tyranny has crushed,
(WEY)

Romans 6:18 You were set free from the tyranny of Sin, and became the bondservants of Righteousness--
(WEY)

Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from the tyranny of Sin, and have become the bondservants of God, you have your reward in being made holy, and you have the Life of the Ages as the final result.
(WEY)

Isaiah 54:14 All your rights will be made certain to you: have no fear of evil, and destruction will not come near you.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Tyranny

Related Terms

Nineveh (23 Occurrences)

Oppression (67 Occurrences)

Liberty (32 Occurrences)

Grievance (7 Occurrences)

Final (16 Occurrences)

Tyrannus's (1 Occurrence)

Tyrant (2 Occurrences)

Rod (138 Occurrences)