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Oath, inquiry into the spirit and essence of an, 2 Corinthians 1:24, in fine.

ochma yuchv, and ochma ostrakinon, what, among the Platonists, 2 Corinthians 4:7.

Offend, critical inquiry into the import of the Greek word thus rendered in our version, Matthew 5:29; 11:6.

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

oikonomov, or steward, who, among the ancients, 1 Corinthians 4:1. oikoumenh, a term by which the land of Judea was commonly expressed, Luke 2:1. Difference in import between oikoumenh and kosmov, Hebrews 1:6.

Oil, sanative properties of, James 5:14.

Oil, anointing with, an ancient method of installation to particular offices, Luke 2:11.

Olam, µlw[, inquiry into its general import, 1 Corinthians 1:20; 2:6; 2 Timothy 4:10; Hebrews 2:5.

abh µlw[ olam haba, the world to come, a phrase applied by the Jews to the days of the Messiah, Hebrews 2:5.

Old wine, what so named among the rabbins, Luke 5:39. Olive tree, account of the, Romans 11:24.

Olympiads, account of the very celebrated ancient era of the, Preface to Matthew. Matthew 1:1.

Olympic games, description by Epictetus and Horace of the painful preparations those were obliged to go through who contended in these exercises, 1 Corinthians 9:25. The crown won by the victor in these games made of the wild olive, ibid.

O’M, a mystic emblem of the Deity among the Hindoos, forbidden to be pronounced but in silence, Luke 1:68; John 1:14. How this emblem is formed, ibid. Of the same import among the Hindoos as hwhy Yehovah among the Hebrews, ibid.

omoqumadon, critical remarks on this Greek word, Acts 2:1. On, or Aven, the famous Heliopolis, three men said to have been sacrificed in this city every day to Juno, Romans 9:33, in fine. One accord, amazing expressiveness of the Greek word thus rendered, Acts 2:1.

One jot or one tittle, a proverbial expression among the Jews, Matthew 5:18. Its import illustrated by numerous extracts from rabbinical writers, ibid.

One thing needful, a phrase in St. Luke’s Gospel generally misunderstood, Luke 10:42.

ofeiletai, meaning of this word among the Jews, Luke 13:4. In what it differs from amartwloi, ibid.

Opprobrious expressions, how punished among the Gentoos, Matthew 5:22.

oye, import of this word illustrated by quotations from classical writers, Matthew 28:1.

Oracles of the heathens, the credit given to, formerly so very great that, in all doubts and disputes, their determinations were held sacred and inviolable, Hebrews 5:12.

Oral law of the Jews, what, Matthew 15:2. Finally digested and collected into the book called the Mishneh, ibid.

Orbits of the primary and secondary planets not circular, but elliptical, Hebrews 11:40, in fine. The areas which the radius vector of a planet describes being equal in equal times, though the portions of the periphery of its orbit moved through in the same times be unequal a very plain demonstration of the principle of universal gravitation, ibid. Great advantage which the northern hemisphere of the earth derives from the higher apsis of the terrestrial orbit being placed near the summer solstice, Hebrews 11:40, in fine.

Ordained, inquiry into the import of the original term thus rendered, Acts 14:23.

orguia, definition of, by the Etymologicon, Acts 27:28. About the quantity of our fathom, ibid.

Original sin, doctrine of, Romans 5:1 - 21, et in fine. Ormusd, the supreme divinity of the ancient Persians, John 1:51, in fine.

orfanov, orphan, derivation of the word, according to Mintert and others, John 14:18.

Orphic demonology, classes into which evil spirits were divided, according to the, Matthew 12:43.

Os Coxendicis, or lower joint of the backbone, singular opinion of the Jews respecting the, 1 Corinthians 15:44.

Osiris, description of a beautiful marble figure of, in the author’s possession, Revelation 19:16.

Oth, ha, translated sign, inquiry into its import, Romans 4:11. oti has sometimes the import of dioti, Luke 7:47. ou pav a Hebraism for oudeiv, Matthew 7:21. Examples of a similar idiom in Roman writers, ibid.

Outer darkness, its literal and metaphorical acceptations, Matthew 8:12.

Outer man, import of this phrase, 1 Peter 3:4. Ovens in the East heated with dry straw, withered herbs, and stubble, Matthew 6:30.

Ox - goad of Palestine and Syria, description of the, Judges 3:31, in fine; Acts 9:5. The ox - goad appears to have been known in the time of Homer, ibid.

Oxygen, a constituent part of water, 2 Peter 3:10. In what proportion oxygen exists in matter as to its weight and volume, ibid.