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278 entries for Josephus

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ι504ἸώσηποςJosephusJew; historian. Vespasian orders Josephus to be guarded, intending to send him shortly to Nero. Josephus, when he heard this, said that he wished to say something to him alone. Vespasian sent away everyone …Matched in translationhighmedium
ι503ἸώσηποςJosephus… named Christians after him has not has not died out.' Josephus says such things about Christ in the 18th book.Matched in translationhighmedium
ι229Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστὸς καὶ θεὸς ἡμῶνJesus the Christ and our God… spoken these words truly about this record. So we found Josephus, the historian of the capture of Jerusalem (of whom Eusebius the [spiritual son] of Pamphilus makes much mention in his Ecclesiastical History), saying …Matched in translationhigh

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Ἰώσηπος

Josephus

Jew; historian. Vespasian orders Josephus to be guarded, intending to send him shortly to Nero. Josephus, when he heard this, said that he wished to say something to him alone. Vespasian sent away everyone save his son…

Ἰώσηπος, Ἰουδαῖος, ἱστοριογράφος. τοῦτον φρουρεῖσθαι κελεύει Οὐεσπασιανός, ἀναπέμψων αὐτίκα Νέρωνι. τοῦτο ἀκούσας Ἰώσηπος μόνῳ τι διαλεχθῆναι θέλειν ἔλεγεν αὐτῷ. μεταστησαμένου δὲ…

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Sean M. Redmond2

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Alexander Tulin1

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Alexandra Trachsel1

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Amelia Mathias1

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Gabriel Bodard1

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Jonathan Arrington1

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Joseph L. Rife1

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Nicholas Fincher1

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Nicholas Wilshere1

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Oliver Phillips ✝1

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Valentini Kalfadopoulou Mellas1

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ε1799Ἐξόνbeing allowed.[Meaning being] possible. Josephus [writes]: "but now, hoping to put the Jews to shame by being unwilling, even though it was possible, to harm them [unnecessarily ...]".Matched in translationhighshort

ι450ἸοῦστοςJustus, Iustus… to compile a Jewish History and write certain commentaries; but Josephus proved this man a fraud. For he was writing at the same moment as Josephus.Matched in translationhighshort

κ651Καταμησάμενοςheaping on[Meaning he] throwing at, pouring over. Josephus [writes]: "[Josephus] tearing his clothing and heaping dust on his head [...]"Matched in translationhighshort

δ496ΔήφηλαDephelaA city [mentioned] in Josephus.Matched in translationhighshort

δ941Διεργάζεταιdoes in[Meaning he/she/it] destroys, kills. Josephus [writes]: "striking him in the groin from below with a spear he instantly does him in." Also [sc. attested is] diergasqei/s ["done-in"], [meaning he who has been] destroyed.Matched in translationhighshort

ε1527Ἐξαλλομένουςjumping out[Meaning them] leaping up. Josephus [writes]: "...[that] those who were jumping out of their country while it was aflame on their account did not deserve rescuing."Matched in translationhighshort

ε2380Ἐπικλάσωσινthey would bend… in case, inclined to lamentation, they would bend the soldiers". Josephus [writes]: "resting on his achievements -- for they had learned [sc. about them] from him -- [and] bemoaning the slowness of the arrival".Matched in translationhighshort

ε3303Ἐτεχνίτευεwas contriving[Meaning he/she/it] enquired with cunning and craft. Josephus [writes]: "[she] was contriving to learn in what way he excels so much in virtue.”Matched in translationhighshort

ι730Ἰσχυρόςstrong[Meaning someone] being well off for strength and power. Josephus [writes]: "Samson, for he was still strong in intelligence, deceived the woman in turn." And elsewhere: "[he/she/it] was strongly attracted by the man." In …Matched in translationhighshort

δ94ΔαυίδDavid… for Asahel (a member of the Thirty) described similarly, and Josephus for Asahel outrunning a horse (Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 7.14). [6] Literally, "332 myriads." In the MT, 2 Samuel 24:9 the total is 1,300,000; …Matched in noteshighmedium

α447Ἄδειαimpunity[Meaning] relaxation, lack of fear. Josephus [writes]: "when the conspirators saw the Romans they initiated a wicked agreement and asked one another: why should they stay there? Why on earth should they endure three …Matched in translationhighshort

α760Ἀθροίζειgathers together… he/she/it] brings together. "Gathering them together, they encouraged each other." Josephus [sc. writes this].Matched in translationhighshort

α767ἌθυρμαplaythingA children's toy. Josephus [writes]: "who was a plaything of the king and was exhibited to be teased and laughed at during the drinking sessions". And elsewhere: "it is not the part of men …Matched in translationhighshort

α956Ἀκρασίαςof incontinence, of lack of restraint, of want of self-control… irregularity, [sc. so called] from not being blended in [sugkekra=sqai]. Josephus [writes]: "the Romans are conquered through their hands' lack of restraint." *)akrasi/a and a)kolasi/a ["intemperance"] are different. For the latter, intemperance, creates shameful …Matched in translationhighshort

α1056Ἀλαζονείαboastfulness… they do not have, as if they had [them]." And Josephus [writes]: "for they were boasting as if the burning of the city were a blessing."Matched in translationhighshort

α1785Ἀμφορεαφόρουςamphora-bearers, amphora-carriers… [sc. attested is the phrase] "little Thasian amphoras", [meaning] jugs. Josephus [writes]: "he bought up with a Tyrian coin, which is worth four Attic [drachmas], four amphoras, and then sold [them] for the price …Matched in translationhighmedium

α2294Ἀνεπικλήτωςblamelessly… [writes]: "the envoys of each side went home blamelessly." And Josephus [writes]: "it is right that you should be kind to me since I have kept my faith in you blameless."Matched in translationhighshort

α2394Ἀνεῖτο δὲ αὐτῷ ἡ κόμη καὶ ποτὸν ὕδωρ ἦνhis hair was left free and his drink was water["Was left free"] meaning was loosed. [Josephus] says [this] about Samuel the prophet. But a)nei=to [in another sense] means he/she/it was dedicated. "Since Narses, the general of Italy, combined sense with great deeds in …Matched in translationhighshort

α2905Ἅπαξall at once, once only… once out of the litter, [he] came before them." And Josephus [writes]: "[they] degenerating all at once into confusions." Meaning altogether, completely.Matched in translationhighshort

α3039Ἀπερείδομαι τὸν πόκονI put forward the fleece… wanting to pour forth their spirit into those men." And Josephus [writes]: "he said [for them] to pour forth their wrath on the man to blame [for the revolt]." So a)perei/sasqai [sc. means] to …Matched in translationhighmedium

α3283Ἀποδέονlacking, needing… is the infinitive] a)podei=n ["to lack"], [meaning] to fall short. Josephus [writes]: "so an infantryman has little need of burden-bearing creatures; that is, mules." "So far did he fall short of claiming the kingdom …Matched in translationhighshort

α3519Ἀποσημήνασθαιto announce, to explain, to indicate… a)poshmh/nasa ["she having explained"], [meaning she] having shown, having told. Josephus [writes]: "having explained [this] to the leaders of the Philistines she concealed some of the soldiers inside to ambush [Sampson]." But Palaistinos [sc. …Matched in translationhighshort

α3566Ἀποστυγοῦντεςabhorring, loathing[Meaning they] hating. Josephus [writes]: "Antiochus having abhorred [...]". "Fabricius was appointed commander for the war against Pyrrhus. For when the armies were facing each other, a certain man who was on night watch …Matched in translationhighmedium

α4493Αὐτόθενfrom this very place, from that very place… on the course to injustice from this very place." And Josephus [writes]: "to send bribes to the king from that very place." Meaning from home. Or, 'from that very place' [meaning] from there, or …Matched in translationhighmedium

α4702ἌχθομαιI am sick [of], I am grieved by… And Aristophanes [writes]: "for I am sick of onions." And Josephus [writes]: "God was grieved at the survival of the king of the Amalekites and at the crowd's plundering of the cattle, because these …Matched in translationhighmedium

γ486ΓυμνοπαιδείαGymnopaideia… in honour of the Spartiates who died at Thyraiai. And Josephus [writes]: "and no place in the city was naked, but all had bodies dead either from famine or from civil war".Matched in translationhighshort

δ226Δεξιάςhandshakes… sent a chiliarch and ordered him to give handshakes to Josephus."Matched in translationhighshort

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