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Iconium, where situated, according to Strabo; Acts 13:51; 14:6. Its present appellation, Acts 13:51. Why not called by St. Luke a city of Lycaonia, Acts 14:6.

Idleness, its ruinous tendency, Matthew 13:55; Romans 12:11. Ignorance, plea of, will be of no avail to any who has the book of God within his reach, and lives in a country blessed with the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Luke 12:59, in fine.

ikethria, and Jikethv, definition of these words by Suidas, with an account of the ancient custom to which they have an allusion, Hebrews 5:7.

ilaskw or ilaskomai, inquiry into the import of this term, Luke 18:13.

Illud inexprimable, an epithet given by Cicero to the Supreme Being of heaven and earth, 2 Corinthians 12:4.

Illyricum, Illyria, Illyrica, Illyris, or Illyrium, Pliny’s account of the extent of the country known by these names, Romans 15:19. Image worship, consideration of a passage of Scripture which the Romanists allege in favour of, Hebrews 11:21.

Image of Adam in his heavenly or paradisiacal state, rabbinical notions concerning the, 1 Corinthians 15:49.

Image of God, what is meant by man being made in this similitude, Hebrews 2:7.

Images said to have fallen from Jupiter, Acts 19:35. Images of the gods, account of several ancient Egyptian images of Isis, Osiris, Anubis, &c., in the author’s possession, Revelation 19:16. imation, import of this word, Matthew 5:40; Luke 6:29. In what it differed from the citwn, ibid.

Imma, mother, slaves were not permitted to use this term, when addressing their mistresses, Romans 8:15.

Immanuel, a name given to the Messiah, Matthew 1:23. Its derivation and import, ibid. Could not be applied to Jesus Christ, unless he were truly and properly GOD, ibid.

Immersion, baptism, in the apostolic age, not always administered by, Acts 16:32.

Imposition of hands, inquiry into the nature of this rite in the primitive Christian Church, Acts 6:6; 14:23.

Imputed righteousness of Christ, doctrine of the, considered, Romans 4:25, in fine.

Inebriating liquors, three species of, according to the Institutes of Menu, Luke 1:15.

Infallibility of the Romish Church, observations on this papistical doctrine, 2 Peter 3:16.

Infant baptism, Dr. Lightfoot’s observations concerning, Mark 16:20, in fine.

Infants, state of, who die before they are capable of hearing the Gospel, considered, Romans 5:21, in fine.

Influence of the Spirit of God, necessity of the, in both preachers and hearers, John 5:4, Acts 11:21; 23:1; Romans 8:26; 1 Corinthians 12:3; Philippians 3:21, in fine.

Inheritance, an immemorial custom in the East for sons to demand and receive their portion of the, during their father’s lifetime, Luke 15:12. Gentoo law in case of the irreproachable character of the father, and the profligacy of his son, ibid.

Inner man, import of this phrase, 1 Peter 3:4. Innocence, primitive age of, succeeded by the age of depravity, as described by Spencer, Hebrews 1:11.

Innocents, murder of the, modern objection against the evangelical history respecting the, (founded on the statement of St. Luke that our Lord’s thirtieth year coincided with the fifteenth of the reign of Tiberius,) demonstrated to be wholly destitute of foundation, Advertisement to the Chronological Tables placed at the end of the Acts. Acts 28:31. Inns, striking contrast between those of ancient and modern times, Luke 2:7.

Inscriptions on a gold circular coin of the Great Mogul Shah Jehan, struck at Delhi, A. D. 1651, 2 Timothy 2:26, in fine. Inscriptions, eastern, frequently found on the images of the ancient deities, princes, victors at public games &c., Revelation 19:16. Several instances produced from Herodotus, Dempster, Montfaucon, and Gruter, ibid. Description of eight ancient images with inscriptions in the author’s possession, ibid.

Insolvent debtors, thoughts on the manner of their treatment in this country, Matthew 18:35, in fine.

Inspiration, see Divine Inspiration.

Instructer, Chrysostom’s excellent remark on the prerogative of an, Acts 1:8.

Intercession of Christ, doctrine of the, Luke 23:42; Hebrews 5:7. Ireland, inhabitants of, reason for the supposition that these people received the Christian religion, not from the popes of Rome, but through the means of Asiatic missionaries, Matthew 1:18. Iron, ready method of gilding this metal, 1 Peter 1:25, in fine. Isaiah, rabbinical tradition concerning the manner of his death, Hebrews 11:37.

Iscariot, Lightfoot’s conjecture why this surname was given to one of the twelve apostles, Matthew 10:4. Observations on the death and final state of Judas Iscariot Acts 1:26, in fine.

Isis, description of five images of this Egyptian idol in the author’s possession, Revelation 19:16.

isoyhfia, of the ancients, what, Revelation 13:18. isthv, critical observations on Greek words terminating in, Acts 6:1. Isthmian games, account of the, 1 Corinthians 9:24. Celebrated every fifth year, ibid. The crown won by the victor in these games made of the pine, 1 Corinthians 9:25.