International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Gorgeous; Gorgeously

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Gorgeous; Gorgeously


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gôr´jus, gôr´jus-li (מכלול, mikhlōl; λαμπρός, lamprós): Mikhlōl occurs twice in the Old Testament, translated in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) “most gorgeously” (); in , the King James Version translates “all sorts” (of armor), the Revised Version (British and American) “clothed in full armor.” Lampros (“shining,” “bright”), is only once translated “gorgeous” (); “Herod ... arrayed him in a gorgeous robe,” the Revised Version (British and American) “gorgeous apparel.” We have also in , “They that are gorgeously appareled (éndoxos, “splendid,” “glorious”) ... are in kings' courts.” They were scarcely to be looked for among the prophets, or in the new community of Jesus.