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"Azymes" (plural of azyme) is an archaic English word for the Jewish matzah, derived from the Ancient Greek word ἄζυμος (ἄρτος) ázymos (ártos), "unleavened (bread)", for unfermented bread in Biblical times; [2] the more accepted term in modern English is simply unleavened bread or matzah, but cognates of the Greek term are still used in many Romance languages (Spanish pan ácimo ...
The picture part is a woman making bread with leaven, the reality part is the kingdom of God, and the point of comparison is the powerful growth of the kingdom from small beginnings. Although leaven symbolises evil influences elsewhere in the New Testament (see Luke 12:1), [2] it is not generally interpreted that way in this parable.
The King James Version of the Bible states that the utensils are to be "set in order upon it". [11] In Solomon's Temple, there was provision made for the proper exhibition of the showbread. [12] Antiochus Epiphanes plundered the table of showbread from the Second Temple, [13] but under Judas Maccabeus a replacement was made. [14]
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. The World English Bible translates the passage as: But he answered, "It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds
The bread and "fruit of the vine" indicated in Matthew, Mark and Luke as the elements of the Lord's Supper [129] are interpreted by many Baptists as unleavened bread (although leavened bread is often used) and, in line with the historical stance of some Baptist groups (since the mid-19th century) against partaking of alcoholic beverages, grape ...
The standard loaf of bread in this period was a round, flat loaf, and it seems likely that the stones being referred to in this verse are of a similar size and shape. [4] This is the second mention in Matthew of stones being transformed, with stones to people being threatened in Matthew 3:9. Nolland believes that this earlier reminder of God's ...
The adjective chametz is derived from the common Semitic root Ḥ-M-Ṣ, relating to bread, leavening, and baking. The related noun chimutz is the process of leavening or fermenting. It is cognate to the Aramaic חמע , "to ferment, leaven" and the Arabic حَمْض ḥamḍ , "acid", حَمُضَ ḥamuḍa "to be sour", "to become acidic ...
Greek-style prosphora seal, for one large loaf: in the center is the Lamb (symbol: IC XC NI KA Christogram), to the viewer's right is the Panagia (symbol: ΜΘ (Μήτηρ Θεοῦ)), to the left are the Nine Angelic Ranks (symbol: nine triangles), and on the top and bottom are extra Lambs for Presanctified (symbol: said Christogram).