| 单词 | gate(s of the city |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgate(s of the city 2. In Biblical phraseology, after Hebrew; elliptical for gate(s of the city as a place of judicial assembly. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > place where court is held > [noun] > city-gate gatec825 c825 Vesp. Psalter lxviii. 13 [lxix. 12] Ða ðe setun in gete. c1000 Ags. Ps. (1835) cxxvi. 6 [cxxvii. 5] Þonne he on gaton greteð his grame feondas. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xxii. 7 Knyȝtes shul sette ther setes in the ȝate. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ruth iv. i Boos wente vp to ye gate, and sate him downe there. 1656 J. Harrington Common-wealth of Oceana 191 Her Husband is known (by his Robes) in the Gates, when he siteth amongst the Senators of the Land. 1837 T. P. Thompson Lett. Representative 2nd Ser. 30 O for one hour of old Oliver, to talk with the royal miscreant in the gate! 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 194 The gate is the well-known place of concourse where judgment was given. 1865 J. Fergusson Hist. Archit. I. i. ii. iv. 175 Nor can it be doubted that this [ruin at Persepolis] is one of those buildings so frequently mentioned in the Bible as a ‘gate’, not the door of a city or buildings, but a gate of justice. < as lemmas |
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