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Bible Lexicons
Bullinger's Figures of Speech Used in the Bible Bullinger's Figures of Speech
Prosopographia; or Description of Persons
Pros´-ô-po-graph´-i-a, from πρόσωπον (pros´-ô-pon), a face, one’s look, or countenance, and later, a person; and γράφειν (graphein), to write, or describe. Hence Prosopographia is a vivid description of a person by delineating the general mien, dress manners, etc.
Called by the Latins PERSONAE DESCRIPTIO, description of a person.
See Matthew 3:4, where John’s appearance, etc., is described.
See also the graphic description of the Lord, after the execution of His judgments in the day of His vengeance (Isaiah 63:1-6). (Compare, for the interpretation of the passage, Isaiah 34:8; Isaiah 61:2).
Also the description of Jerusalem compared with a person when she was caused "to know her abominations" (Ezekiel 16:4-26).
When the description is confined to the personal appearance, or features, it is called
