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Titus: 3

Titus Chapter 3 1 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, 2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers,…

Titus , epistle of the New Testament

(Encyclopedia) Titus, letter of the New Testament. With First and Second Timothy, it comprises the Pastoral Epistles, purportedly written by St. Paul. Titus resembles First Timothy in detail; it…

Pastoral Epistles

(Encyclopedia) Pastoral Epistles: name for the New Testament letters of Timothy and Titus.

Berenice, b. c.a.d. 28, Jewish princess

(Encyclopedia) Berenice, b. c.a.d. 28, Jewish princess; daughter of Herod Agrippa I (see under Herod). A very beautiful woman, she was often involved in intrigue. After her first husband died, she…

Vegetius

(Encyclopedia) Vegetius (Flavius Vegetius Renatus)Vegetiusvĭjēˈshəs [key], fl. c.385–400, Roman writer. He is the author of Epitoma rei militaris [a summary of military matters], which is an…

Philostratus

(Encyclopedia) Philostratus (Flavius Philostratus)Philostratusfĭlŏsˈtrətəs; flāˈvēəs [key], fl. c.217, Greek Sophist. From a famous literary family in Lemnos, he settled in Athens in later life. His…

Flavian

(Encyclopedia) FlavianFlavianflāˈvēən [key], ancient Roman gens. The name was applied especially to three Roman emperors, Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian.

Brewer's: Titus

The penitent thief, called Desmas in the ancient mysteries. (See Dumachus.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Titus the Roman EmperorTittle Tattle A B C D…

Epistle to Titus

Titus Ch. 1: Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus… Ch. 2: But speak thou the things which become sound… Ch. 3: Put them in mind to be subject to principalities… Select another…