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krinw, rendered in our Version to judge, sometimes imports to punish, and why, Acts 7:7.

kullov, meaning of this word according to Wetstein, Kypke, and Wakefield, Matthew 15:30.

kurie, often improperly translated Lord, Matthew 27:63. kuriov, derivation of this word, according to Hesychius Luke 2:11. This lexicographer states it to be a proper rendering of hwhy, Jehovah, ibid.

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Laal - koner, her great influence with the Mogul emperor, Maaz - eddin, Mark 6:23.

Labarum, what, Revelation 12:10.

Lacedaemonian women, usual sayings of the, when they presented the shields to their sons going to battle, Hebrews 10:35. Lactantius, enigma attributed to, Matthew 23:33. Lais, some account of this celebrated Corinthian prostitute, Preface to the First Epistle to the Corinthians. 1 Corinthians 1:1. laishion, the Laseion, a species of shield, covered with rough hides or skins with the hair on, Ephesians 6:13.

Lamentations, days of, among the Jews, John 11:31. Lamps of Israel, a term given by the Jews to their eminent doctors, John 5:35.

Lamps of the East, some account of the, Matthew 25:7. Laodicea, a city of Asia Minor on the borders of Caria, Phrygia, and Lydia, Colossians 2:1; Revelation 1:11. Originally named Diospolis, ibid. Afterwards called Rhoas, Colossians 2:1. How it obtained the appellation of Laodicea, ibid. Its present name, ibid. Laodiceans, apocryphal epistle to the, given at full length (from the best Latin copies,) with an English translation, Colossians 4:18, in fine. Character of this spurious production, ibid.

Latin Church, Jh latinikh ekklhsia, a name given by the Greeks of the Lower Empire to that of Rome, and why, Revelation 13:1. Latins, supreme forms of government of these ancient people, Revelation 17:10.

latreia and douleia explained, see Romans 12:1. Law, remarkable saying of Rabbi Chanina, why the words of the, are likened to water, Matthew 5:3.

Lazarus, import of this name, Luke 16:20.

Learning, remarks on that species of, which may be a useful handmaid to religion, in the ministry of the Gospel, 1 Timothy 6:21, in fine. Lecheum, situation of this seaport, Romans 16:1. Left hand, its metaphorical acceptation among the rabbins, Matthew 25:33.

Legion, a grand division of a Roman army, Matthew 26:53. Contained different numbers at different times, ibid. The legionary soldiers were not permitted to engage in husbandry, merchandise, or any thing inconsistent with their employment, 2 Timothy 2:4.

Lent, why this annual fast is so named, Matthew 9:15. Leonidas of Alexandria, account of the equinumeral distichs of this Greek poet, Revelation 13:18. Three examples produced, ibid. Leprosy, description of this terrible disorder, Matthew 8:2. Dr. Mead’s relation of a remarkable case, which came under his own observation, Matthew 8:2. Herodotus mentions this disorder as existing among the Persians who considered it as a punishment from their great god, the sun, ibid. This malady a most expressive emblem of the pollution of the soul of man by sin, ibid.

Lepton, the same with the prutah, which see.

lhsthv. See klepthv.

Let, derivation and import of this old English word, Romans 1:13. Letters of the alphabet used by the ancients for numbers, Revelation 13:18.

Levanters, Dr. Shaw’s account of these tempestuous winds, Acts 27:14. Customary among the Mohammedans during these levanters, to tie to the mast, or ensign staff, some apposite passage from the Koran; then to collect money, sacrifice a sheep, and throw them both into the sea, ibid. Libertines, Bishop Pearce’s observations concerning, that portion of the Jewish people formerly so named, Acts 6:9.

Lictors, who, among the ancient Romans, Acts 16:35. Light, its immense diffusion and extreme velocity, 1 John 1:5. Light of the world, a title anciently given to the most eminent rabbins, Matthew 5:14.

Lightfoot, (Dr. John) his very ingenious solution of the difficulty existing ln the Gospel of St. Matthew respecting the writer of the prophecy concerning the thirty pieces of silver for which our Lord was betrayed, Matthew 27:9.

Liturgy, derivation and import of this term, Acts 13:2. Living stones, the import of this apostolic metaphor largely considered, 1 Peter 2:5.

Living waters, what meant by this phrase among the ancients John 4:10; Revelation 7:17.

Lix, lix, an Ephesian character or amulet, Acts 19:19. Its import, according to Hesychius, ibid.

Loan, in what respects better than a gift, Matthew 5:42. Logos, or Word, remarks upon this appellative of the Divine Being who was incarnated for the redemption of man, John 1:1. Testimonies concerning the Logos from the Chaldee Targums, John 1:51, in fine. Testimonies concerning the personality, attributes, and influence of the Word of God, taken from the Zend Avesta and other writings attributed to Zoroaster, ibid. Testimonies concerning the Logos from Philo the Jew, ibid. List of some of the particular terms and doctrines found in Philo, with parallel passages from the New Testament, ibid. Chinese testimonies concerning the Logos, ibid. St. John the only New Testament writer who has used this word in a personal sense, Hebrews 4:12. loimov, how figuratively used by the ancients, Acts 24:5. Lord’s Prayer, form of, collected by our Lord from the Jewish Euchologies according to Gregory, who gives us the whole form, Matthew 6:13.

Lord’s Supper, see Eucharist.

Love, inquiry into the import of this term, Matthew 22:37. A word of Anglo - Saxon, or perhaps of Teutonic origin, 1 Corinthians 13:1. Apostolic definition of the Greek word so translated, in which are sixteen particulars, 1 Corinthians 13:4 - 8.

Love - feasts of the primitive Christians, see agapai.

Love of enemies, Christian precept concerning, Matthew 5:42; John 13:34; Romans 5:6, 10.

Love of God, Matthew 22:36 - 40; Luke 7:47; John 3:16; 15:12, 13; Ephesians 3:18; Titus 3:4; 1 John 4:8; 5:18. Love of neighbour, Scripture precept concerning, Matthew 22:39; Colossians 3:14.

Luke, some account of this evangelist, Preface to Luke. Luke 1:1. Five classes or sections into which some critics have divided his history, ibid. Facts and circumstances related at large by Luke, which are either not mentioned at all, or but very transiently, by the other evangelists Luke 24:53, in fine. From what epoch Luke computed the years of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Advertisement to the Chronological Tables at the end of Acts. Acts 28:31.

Lunacy, observations on the cause of this disorder, Matthew 4:24. lutra, definition of, by Suidas, Romans 2:24.

lutron, its import, Matthew 20:28; Luke 1:68; 1 Timothy 2:6.

Lqcaonia, account of, by Strabo, Acts 13:51. Jablonski’s remarks upon the language probably spoken in this district in the time of St. Luke,