Bible Encyclopedias
Cleithral
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
(Gr. ae130pov, an enclosed or shut-up place), an architectural term applied to a covered Greek temple, in contradistinction to hypaethral, which designates one that is uncovered; the roof of a cleithral temple completely covers it.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cleithral'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cleithral.html. 1910.