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praetorium |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Praetorium \Pr[ae]*to"ri*um\, n. See {Pretorium}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: praetorium n : the tent of an ancient Roman general [syn: {pretorium}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Praetorium The Greek word praitorion thus rendered in Mark 15:16 is rendered "common hall" (Matt. 27:27, marg., "governor's house"), "judgment hall," (John 18:28, 33, marg., "Pilate's house", 19:9; Acts 23:35), palace" (Phil. 1:13). This is properly a military word It denotes (1) the general's tent or headquarters; (2) the governor's residence, as in Acts 23:35 (R.V., "palace"); and (3) the praetorian guard (See {PALACE}), or the camp or quarters of the praetorian cohorts (Acts 28:16), the imperial guards in immediate attendance on the emperor, who was praetor" or commander-in-chief.
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