The Lantern

On Hebrew Names120

CCEL

Anani: He/She/It gave to me.

B.

Banereem: Sons of thunder, which unrighteously Boanerges obtained.

Barsemia: A blind son, which some also read corruptly as Bartimaeus.

Beelzebub: Having flies, either consuming flies, or a man of flies. In the end, therefore, the letter B should be read, not L. For the fly is called Beelzebub.

Barabba: Son of the father.

C.

Cephas: Peter is a Syrian.

Cana: Possession, whether possessed.

E.

Ephraim: Fertile or abundant; whom we cannot call anything but Augentius from augmenting.

M and N.

Messia: Anointed, that is, Christ.

Manna: What is it?

Nazareth: cleanliness.

S.

Saalim: fists, or armlets, or fountains of water, which is briefly called in Greek βρύωντα.

Sichar: Conclusion or branch. However, corrupted in place of Shechem, which is transferred over the shoulders, so that it might be read as Sychar, the usage prevailed.

Siloe: Sent.

On the Acts of the Apostles

A.

Andreas: Lying in wait, or responding to food, but this is violent. It is better, however, that according to Greek etymology it be called virile, that is, from a man.

Alphaeus: Thousandth, or over the mouth, not from the bone.

Acheldama: Field of blood. It is a syrup.

Aegyptus: Darkness, or tribulations.