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In Anglican chant pointing, the dagger indicates a verse to be sung to the second part of the chant. In some early printed Bible translations, a dagger or double dagger indicates that a literal translation of a word or phrase is to be found in the margin. In biology, the dagger next to a taxon name indicates that the taxon is extinct. [23] [24 ...
The dagger symbol †, also called an obelisk, [10] is derived from the obelus, and continues to be used for this purpose. The obelus is believed to have been invented by the Homeric scholar Zenodotus, as one of a system of editorial symbols. They marked questionable or corrupt words or passages in manuscripts of the Homeric epics. [9]
The dagger symbol (†) placed after the name of a dead person (often with the date of death) is sometimes taken to be a Christian cross. [25] In many Christian traditions, such as the Methodist Churches, the altar cross sits atop or is suspended above the altar table and is a focal point of the chancel. [26]
As an angel of mercy, some texts claim that Zadkiel is the unnamed biblical Angel of the Lord who holds back Abraham to prevent the patriarch from sacrificing his son, Isaac.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. The New International Version translates the passage as: "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
On 18 January 2010, ABC News reported Trijicon was placing references to verses in the Bible in the serial numbers of sights sold to the United States Armed Forces. [1] The "book chapter:verse" cites were appended to the model designation, and the majority of the cited verses are associated with light in darkness, referencing Trijicon's specialization in illuminated optics and night sights.
The warning had been given, and preparation for coming dangers hinted at; but as His meaning had not been apprehended in the comprehensive sense in which it was meant, He wished to leave the subject". [4] Motyer, Stibbs and Wiseman in New Bible Commentary: Revised Third Edition (1977) states: 35-38- Finally, Jesus spoke of the new situation.
The origin of the symbol comes from the tradition that Saint Peter was crucified upside down. [1] This narrative first appears in the "Martyrdom of Peter", a text found in, but possibly predating, the Acts of Peter , an apocryphal work which was originally composed during the second half of the 2nd century. [ 2 ]