Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, September 29th, 2024
the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!
Click here to learn more!
Bible Encyclopedias
Symbol
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Search for
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
(from σύν and βάλλω, to throw together, i.e. by comparison), an abstract or compendium, a sign or representation of something moral, by the figures or-properties of natural things. Heice symbols are of various kinds, as hieroglyphics, types, enigmas, parables, fables, etc. (q.v. severally). See Lancaster, Dict. of Scripture Symbols; Bicheno, Symbolical Vocabulary, in his Signs of the Times; Faber, On the Prophecies; Jones [W.], Works, vol. 4; Wemyss, Clavis Symbolica; Mills, Sac. Symbology (Edinb. 1853); Fairbairn, Typol. of Script.; Brit. and For. Evan. Rev. 1843, p. 395. (See SYMBOLISM).
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Symbol'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/symbol.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Symbol'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/symbol.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.