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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Stephen | by the DICT Development Group |
| 4 results for Stephen | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Stephen, MN (city, FIPS 62698) Location: 48.45148 N, 96.87717 W Population (1990): 707 (342 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56757 | |
| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
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Stephen one of the seven deacons, who became a preacher of the gospel. He was the first Christian martyr. His personal character and history are recorded in Acts 6. "He fell asleep" with a prayer for his persecutors on his lips (7:60). Devout men carried him to his grave (8:2). It was at the feet of the young Pharisee, Saul of Tarsus, that those who stoned him laid their clothes (comp. Deut. 17:5-7) before they began their cruel work. The scene which Saul then witnessed and the words he heard appear to have made a deep and lasting impression on his mind (Acts 22:19, 20). The speech of Stephen before the Jewish ruler is the first apology for the universalism of the gospel as a message to the Gentiles as well as the Jews. It is the longest speech contained in the Acts, a place of prominence being given to it as a defence. | |
| From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
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Stephen, same as Stephanas | |
