Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Bible Lexicons
Bullinger's Figures of Speech Used in the Bible Bullinger's Figures of Speech
Pragmatographia; or Description of Actions
Prag´-mat-o-graph´-i-a, from πρᾶγμα (pragma), an action or event, and γράφειν (graphein), to write: i.e., a description of an action or event. Hence, called by the Latins, REI AUT ACTIONIS DESCRIPTIO.
See Joel 2:1-11, where the description of the actions connected with the great people and strong which should come upon Zion is minutely and graphically given.
Matthew 24:1-51 and Mark 13:1-37 describe the events of the Great Tribulation; and Luke 21:12, etc., the events which should long precede it.
When the description is confined to places, it is called