Games (Easton)

DIC dictionary-entry · status:draft · license:PD

Of children (Zechariah 8:5; Matthew 11:16 ). The Jewish youth were also apparently instructed in the use of the bow and the sling (Judges 20:16; 1 Chronicles 12:2 ). Public games, such as were common among the Greeks and Romans, were foreign to the Jewish institutions and customs. Reference,"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter G Bible Dictionaries Games Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Gamaliel Next Entry Gammadim Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Games Thompson Chain Reference Games Dictionaries Easton's Bible Dictionary Games Fausset Bible Dictionary Games Holman Bible Dictionary Games Hastings' BibleDictionary Games Hastings' NT Dictionary Games (2) Games 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Gaming Vines' Expository Dictionary Games Webster Dictionary Match Game Make-Game Games (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Games Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Athletics Sports and Games Bank (Game) Boston (Game) (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Games Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Games McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Actian Games Games Isthmian Games (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Isthmian Games Nemean Games Olympic Games (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Games and Sports Lexicons ἀγωνίζομαι צַיִד , צַיִד Of children ( Zechariah 8:5 ; Matthew 11:16 ). The Jewish youth were also apparently instructed in the use of the bow and the sling ( Judges 20:16 ; 1 Chronicles 12:2 ). Public games, such as were common among the Greeks and Romans, were foreign to the Jewish institutions and customs. Reference, however, is made to such games in two passages ( Psalm 19:5 ; Ecclesiastes 9:11 ). Among the Greeks and Romans games entered largely into their social life. (A) Reference in the New Testament is made to gladiatorial shows and fights with wild beasts ( 1 Corinthians 15:32 ). These were common among the Romans, and sometimes on a large scale. (B) Allusion is frequently made to the Grecian gymnastic contests ( Galatians 2:2 ; 5:7 ; Philippians 2:16 ; 3:14 ; 1 Timothy 6:12 ; 2 Timothy 2:5 ; Hebrews 12:1,4,12 ). These were very numerous. The Olympic, Pythian, Nemean, and Isthmian games were esteemed as of great national importance, and the victors at any of these games of wrestling, racing, etc., were esteemed as the noblest and the happiest of mortals.

Source

• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)