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Cupid and Psyche, an ancient allegory by which marriage is happily illustrated, Matthew 19:6. Particular description of the very beautiful allegorical representation of the marriage union on an antique gem representing the marriage of Cupid and Psyche, Matthew 19:6. Curtius, (M.) history of his devoting himself to death for the welfare of the Roman state, Romans 9:33, in fine.

Cutting in two, an ancient mode of punishment, mentioned by sacred and profane writers, Matthew 24:50.

Cutting off the hair, a sign of great distress, and practised on the death of near relatives, 1 Corinthians 11:6. Women, when reduced to a state of slavery, had their hair cut off, ibid.

Cycles, Ecclesiastical, account of some of the most remarkable, Preface to Matthew. Matthew 1:1.

Cymbal, description of this ancient musical instrument, 1 Corinthians 13:1. Winged cymbal, a periphrastical expression among the Hebrews for the Egyptian sistrum, ibid.

Cyrene, where situated, Acts 2:10. When built, according to Eusebius, Acts 11:20. Its present appellation, ibid.

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Daily bread, see epiousion.

daimwn, never used by the inspired writers in a good sense, Luke 4:33. Remarkable passage in Herodotus in which this term is employed in a similar manner to that in the New Testament, Luke 9:39. Distinction made by heathen writers between daimwn and qeov, Acts 17:18. Damascus, how it could be said to have been under the government of an Arabian king in the time of St. Paul, 2 Corinthians 11:32. Damnameneus, damnameneus, one of the six Ephesian characters, Acts 19:19. Its import according to Hesychius, ibid. Damordara, or Darmadeve, the Indian god of virtue, Luke 1:68; John 1:14.

Darkness at the time of our Lord’s crucifixion, observations concerning the, Matthew 27:45. Citations from ancient writers in which it is supposed there is an allusion to this preternatural darkness, ibid. David, in what sense those scriptures are to be understood which state David to have been a man after God’s own heart, Acts 13:22. Day, Jewish division of the, Matthew 28:1.

Day of judgment, various acceptations of this phrase in the sacred canon, Matthew 11:24.

Dayspring from the sky, anatolh ex uyouv, Wakefield’s criticism on this remarkable passage in the Benedictus Luke 1:76. A more probable view of this portion of holy writ, Revelation 7:2. Deacon, the lowest ecclesiastical officer in the apostolic age, Matthew 20:26. Account of the office of deacon in the Romish and English Churches, Acts 6:4.

Dead, rabbinical notions relative to the mode in which God will raise the, 1 Corinthians 15:52.

Dead body, binding a, to a living man, (who was obliged to carry it about till the contagion from the putrid mass took away his life,) a mode of punishment among some ancient tyrants, Romans 7:24. Citation from Virgil, in which this punishment is painted in all its horrors, ibid. Remark of Servius on this passage in Virgil, ibid.

Death, three kinds of, mentioned in the Scriptures, John 5:25. Thoughts on all mankind having fallen under the empire of death through the original transgression, Romans 5:21, in fine. Beautiful personification of death by St. Paul, 1 Corinthians 15:54. The destruction of death predicted by Isaiah and Hosea necessarily implies the revivification of all that have ever been subjected to his empire; hence the doctrine of a GENERAL resurrection, 1 Corinthians 15:26, 54. How death is usually represented in ancient paintings, 1 Corinthians 15:55. Death of Christ shown to be an atonement, or expiation, for the sins of the world, Romans 4:25, in fine.

Debtors, Insolvent, see Insolvent Debtors.

Decapolis, where this country was situated, Matthew 4:25. Why so named, ibid.

Decrees of God, thoughts concerning the nature of the, Acts 1:7. Dedication, feast of the, why instituted, John 10:22. Time of its celebration, ibid.

Defensive armour of the ancients, particular description of the, Ephesians 6:13.

deipnon, supper, the principal meal among the ancient Jews, Greeks, and Romans, Luke 11:37.

deisidaimonesterov, probably used by St. Paul in a good sense, Acts 17:34, in fine. Its derivation, ibid.

deisidaimonia, synonymous with foboqeia, according to Hesychius, Acts 17:34, in fine. Definition by Suidas to the same import, ibid. This word similarly employed by Herodotus and Josephus, ibid. See also Acts 25:19.

Delaney, copious extract from this writer, respecting the unlawfulness of eating blood, Acts 15:41, in fine.

Demoniacs, the plain and obvious meaning of this term, Matthew 4:24. Reason given by Dr. Lightfoot why Judea, in our Lord’s time, abounded with demoniacs, Matthew 8:16.

Demonism, notion of some that this was a vulgar error current in our Lord’s time and in that of his apostles, considered, Matthew 8:16; 12:43; Mark 9:25; Luke 9:1; Acts 19:12. Silly trifling of some commentators on the cases of demonism recorded by the evangelists, Matthew 8:34; Mark 5:4, 9; Luke 8:33; Acts 8:7; 16:18. Demons, material, of the Chaldaic philosophy, account of the, by Psellus, Luke 8:31.

Denarius of the Romans, what, Matthew 10:29; 18:28; 20:2; Luke 10:35; John 6:7; 12:5.

Devil, whence this word is derived Matthew 4:24. The name of this apostate spirit nearly the same in most European languages, ibid. diabolov, Devil, not found in any part of the sacred writings in the plural number when speaking of evil spirits, and why, Matthew 4:24; Jude 1:9. Derivation of the word, Matthew 4:24; 13:19. This word sometimes imports a calumniator, talebearer, whisperer, or backbiter, Ephesians 4:27; 1 Timothy 3:11; 2 Timothy 3:3; Titus 3:3.

Diana, temple of, at Ephesus, its former magnificence and dimensions, Acts 19:24. Reduced to ashes by Erostrates on the same night in which Alexander the Great was born, ibid. Afterwards rebuilt and adorned, ibid. Now a Turkish mosque, ibid. Account of a beautiful representation of this temple on a medal engraved by Montfaucon, ibid. Medals of this description thought by some to be what is meant by the silver shrines which Demetrius made for Diana, ibid. These silver shrines more probably small portable representations of the temple of Diana, bought by strangers as matters of curiosity, and for purposes of devotion, ibid. Diana of Ephesus, an ancient object of idolatry widely different from Diana the huntress, Acts 19:27. General description of the statues of this goddess which still remain, ibid. Reasons for believing that, by the statue of the great goddess Diana, the pagans intended to represent “Nature full of varied creatures, and mother of all things,” ibid. diaqhkh, derivation and import of this word, Preface to Matthew, p. 27. Matthew 1:1. Dr. Macknight’s observations, Hebrews 9:28, in fine.

Didrachma, what, Matthew 17:24.

Didymus, import of this name, John 11:16.

Dii Majores, among the Greeks and Romans, their number and names, Acts 19:27.

Dii Manes, customary among the ancient heathens, in the time of any plague or public calamity, to sacrifice one of the lowest or most execrable of the people to these infernal gods, Romans 9:3. Dii Minores, among the heathen, who, Acts 19:27. dikaiow, seven acceptations of this word in the New Testament pointed out, Romans 1:17.

dikaiosunh, ten acceptations of this word in the New Testament, Romans 1:17.

dikastai, why heathen judges were so named, 1 Corinthians 6:1. dikh, Dike, Justice, personified by Hesiod, and represented as a goddess, Acts 28:4. The ancient Maltese seem to have had a similar idea, ibid. diwkein, rendered to persecute, a forensic term, Matthew 5:11. Dionysian period, account of this very celebrated ecclesiastical cycle, Preface to Matthew, p. 34. Matthew 1:1.

Dionysius the Areopagite, saying attributed to this man which is supposed to have an allusion to the preternatural darkness at the time of our Lord’s crucifixion, Matthew 27:45.

Disciple, import of the original word so translated, Matthew 5:1; 10:24.

Discipline, absolute necessity of, in the Christian Church, 1 Corinthians 5:13, in fine.

Dispositions, four kinds of, as stated in the Midrash Hanaalam, James 1:19.

Divine inspiration, Dr. Whitby’s observations on the various manners in which it was granted to the sacred writers, Introduction to the Gospels and Acts, § I.

Divinity of Christ demonstrated, Matthew 12:6, 11; 15:30; 18:20; 28:18; Luke 5:21; 22:43; John 1:1; 2:24; 3:13; 5:8, 19, 20 - 23; 18:6; 20:28; Acts 7:59; Romans 9:5; Ephesians 4:7; Colossians 1:16, 17; 3:11; Titus 2:15, in fine; Hebrews 1:3, 14; &c., et in fine; Hebrews 3:4; 2 Peter 1:1; Revelation 5:13; 22:16.

Divorce, doctrines of the two great schools, at Shammai and of Hillel respecting, Matthew 19:3.

Divorcement, form of a bill of, among the Jews, Matthew 5:31; 1 Corinthians 7:10.

Dog, a sacred animal among the ancient Egyptians, Romans 1:23. Dogma, derivation and original import of this term, Acts 16:4. dokew, various acceptations of this word, Luke 8:18; 1 Corinthians 7:40; 10:12. Often an expletive, Luke 8:18. Dominus, a title refused by the emperors Augustus and Tiberius, Acts 25:26. Affected by some of the succeeding emperors, ibid. Celebrated saying of Tiberius relative to this title, ibid.

Doob, among the Hindoos a species of small salad, 1 Corinthians 7:40, in fine. Its mystical import when employed in the ceremony of the manumission of a slave, ibid.

Door, metaphorical acceptation of this term among the rabbins, Revelation 3:20.

Dorcas, import of this name, Acts 9:36.

dwron, ˆwrwd, its different acceptations, Matthew 5:24. doru or Lance, account of this military weapon of the ancient Greeks, Ephesians 6:13.

dosiv and dwrhma, indifferently translated in our version gift, distinction between, James 1:27, in fine.

douleia and latreia explained, see Romans 12:1. doulov, inquiry into the import of this term, Romans 1:1; 6:16. Doxology of the Lord’s Prayer, rejected by Griesbach, Wetstein, and the most eminent Greek critics, Matthew 6:13. Variously written in the manuscripts, ibid. Certainly very ancient, and probably genuine, ibid. Drachma of the Greeks of about the same value as the Roman denarius, Luke 15:8.

Drag - net, the proper meaning of saghnh, Matthew 13:47. Dragon, when this military standard was introduced among the Romans, Revelation 12:2. The standard, and the image of the dragon itself, of a purple or red colour, ibid.

Draught, see afedrwn.