Topic
Apparition
5 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Wisdom of Solomon 17:3ISBE
For while they supposed to lie hid in their secret sins, they were scattered under a dark veil of forgetfulness, being horribly astonished, and troubled with strange apparitions.
- 2 Maccabees 3:24ISBE
Now as he was there present himself with his guard about the treasury, the Lord of spirits, and the Prince of all power, caused a great apparition, so that all that presumed to come in with him were astonished at the power of God, and fainted, and were…
- 2 Maccabees 5:4ISBE
Wherefore every man prayed that that apparition might turn to good.
- Matthew 14:26ISBE
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
- Mark 6:49ISBE
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 5 references
ap-a-rish'-un (indalma, epiphaneia; phantasma): This word is not found in the Old Testament or New Testament canon, the King James Version or the American Standard Revised Version, but occurs twice in the Revised Version (British and American) and thrice in Apocrypha the King James Version as follows: The Wisdom of Solomon 17:3, Greek indalma, the Revised Version (British and American) "spectral form"; 2 Macc 3:24, Greek epiphaneia, the Revised Version (British and American) "apparition," the Revised Version, margin "manifestation"; 2 Macc 5:4, Greek epiphaneia, the Revised Version (British and American) "vision," the Revised Version, margin "manifestation." New Testament, Revised Version: Mt 14:26; Mr 6:49; Greek phantasma, the American Standard Revised Version "ghost," the King James Version "Spirit."
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.