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Greek

4368. prostatis -- a patroness, protectress
... Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: prostatis Phonetic Spelling:
(pros-tat'-is) Short Definition: a female guardian, protector Definition: a female ...
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4166. poimen -- a shepherd
... Transliteration: poimen Phonetic Spelling: (poy-mane') Short Definition: a shepherd
Definition: a shepherd; hence met: of the feeder, protector, and ruler of a ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5527a. sokek -- protector
... sokek. 5527b . protector. Transliteration: sokek Short Definition: mantelet. Word
Origin from sakak Definition protector NASB Word Usage mantelet (1). ...
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5527. Ckakah -- protector
... 5526b, 5527. Ckakah. 5527a . protector. Transliteration: Ckakah Phonetic
Spelling: (sek-aw-kaw') Short Definition: Secacah. Secacah ...
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4937. mish'en -- a support, staff
... stay Or mishtan {mish-awn'}; from sha'an; a support (concretely), ie (figuratively)
a protector or sustenance -- stay. see HEBREW sha'an. 4936, 4937. ...
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4043. magen -- a shield
... Also (in plural) feminine mginnah {meg-in-naw'}; from ganan; a shield (ie The small
one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the ...
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Library

The Life of Mr. Hugh Binning.
... On June 26th, 1657, he was, by a commission signed by General Monk,(92) in name
of the Protector's council of Scotland, appointed to be one of the Judges ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/the life of mr hugh.htm

Exhortations.
... Let not widows be neglected. Be thou, after the Lord, their protector [1084]
and friend. ... Be thou, after the Lord, their protector and friend. ...
/.../chapter iv exhortations.htm

Philip is Baptised
... his life. Philip felt a passionate love for his protector, and Anthusa supplied
to him the place of his lost mother. While Chrysostom ...
/.../chapter ix philip is baptised.htm

A Refused Bequest
... Love bound him to his Benefactor; dread made him shudder at the thought of losing
his sole Protector, and being again left, in that partly heathen land ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/a refused bequest.htm

Psalm XXVIII.
... 7. "The Lord My Helper and My Protector" (ver.7). The Lord helping Me in so great
sufferings, and protecting Me with immortality in My resurrection. ...
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Psalm XXXI.
... from sinners. "Be unto Me a God who protecteth Me." Be unto Me God, and Protector.
"And a ... for Me. "For Thou art My Protector.". 6. "Into ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm xxxi.htm

Psalm CXLIV.
... "Seek peace, and ensue it." Learn and say, "My Mercy and my Refuge, mine Upholder
and my Deliverer, my Protector:" "mine Upholder," lest I fall; "my Deliverer ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxliv.htm

Of the Inscrutable Providence of God.
... Hence it comes that in our prayers we proclaim God as not only our Protector
and Saviour, but actually as our Helper and Sponsor. ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xvii of the inscrutable.htm

Of the Method of Continual Prayer.
... and ever ready help. For one who is constantly calling on his protector,
is certain that He is always at hand. It contains the glow ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter x of the method.htm

Passages Brought Forward from Scripture to Show that "Made" Does ...
... Moses, for example, saith: "Thou art made my Helper and Protector, to save me;"
[2180] and David: "Be unto me for a God of salvation, and an house of refuge ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter v passages brought forward.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury, evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron.

2. (n.) One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.

3. (n.) A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc.

Thesaurus

Protector (2 Occurrences)
...Protector (2 Occurrences). 1 Peter 2:25 For you were straying like lost sheep, but
now you have come back to the Shepherd and Protector of your souls. (WEY). ...
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Zeus (3 Occurrences)
... under Hadrian. Zeus is also frequently styled Xenius or "Protector of strangers"
(Juppiter hospitalis) in classical literature. The ...
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Nimrod (4 Occurrences)
... animals were so numerous that they became a menace to life and property (Exodus
23:29 Leviticus 26:22); therefore the king as benefactor and protector of his ...
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Numbers (136 Occurrences)
... his chosen people during their wanderings; and, on the other hand, the murmurings
and rebellions by which they offended their heavenly Protector, drew down ...
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Uruah
... The story is told partly in order to show the greatness of Jeremiah's dangers, partly
to bear record of the goodness of AHIKAM (which see), Jeremiah's protector...
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Uriah (33 Occurrences)
... The story is told partly in order to show the greatness of Jeremiah's dangers, partly
to bear record of the goodness of AHIKAM (which see), Jeremiah's protector...
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Jupiter (3 Occurrences)
... Olympus, but had come to be thought one of the god's highest appellations; Xenios,
"protector of strangers," was a title in a cult particularly popular with ...
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Gedaliah (31 Occurrences)
... in 1 Chronicles 25:3, 9 and Jeremiah 38:1, where it is gedhalyahu, "Yah(u) is great"):
(1) Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam (the friend and protector of Jeremiah ...
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Guardian (5 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Performing, or appropriate to, the office of a protector; as, a guardian
care. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GUARDIAN. gar'-di-an. See FAMILY; ANGEL ...
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Ward (27 Occurrences)
... See the Note under Watch, n., 1. 2. (n.) One who, or that which, guards; garrison;
defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection. ...
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Bible Concordance

Protector (2 Occurrences)

1 Peter 2:25 For you were straying like lost sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Protector of your souls.
(WEY)

Psalms 68:5 A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Protector

Related Terms

Zeus (3 Occurrences)

Nimrod (4 Occurrences)

Numbers (136 Occurrences)

Uruah

Uriah (33 Occurrences)