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2.
(
$
&
, 219) denotes “cock-crowing” (
, and
, “a sound”), Mark 13:35. There were two “cockcrowings,” one after midnight, the
other before dawn. In these watches the Jews followed the Roman method of dividing the
night. The first “cock-crowing” was at the third watch of the night. That is the one
mentioned in Mark 13:35. Mark mentions both; see 14:30. The latter, the second, is that
referred to in the other Gospels and is mentioned especially as “the cock-crowing.”¶
COLD
A. Noun.
$
(
"
, 5592), “coldness, cold,” appears in John 18:18; Acts 28:2; 2 Cor.
11:27.¶
B. Adjective.
$
(
$
, 5593), “cool, fresh, cold, chilly” (fuller in expression than
$
), is used in the natural sense in Matt. 10:42, “cold water”; metaphorically in Rev.
3:15-16.¶
C. Verb.
$
(
"
, 5594), “to breathe, blow, cool by blowing,” passive voice, “grow
cool,” is used metaphorically in Matt. 24:12, in the sense of waning zeal or love.¶
COLLECTION
(
&
, 3048), akin to
, “to collect,” is used in 1 Cor. 16:1, 2; in the latter
verse,
KJV
“gatherings,”
RV
, “collections,” as in v. 1. See
GATHERING
.¶
COLONY
(
&
, 2862) transliterates the Latin
. Roman colonies belonged to
three periods and classes, (a) those of the earlier republic before 100 B.C., which were
simply centers of Roman influence in conquered territory; (b) agrarian “colonies,”
planted as places for the overflowing population of Rome; (c) military “colonies” during
the time of the Civil wars and the Empire, for the settlement of disbanded soldiers. This
third class was established by the
, who appointed a legate to exercise his
authority. To this class Philippi belonged as mentioned in Acts 16:12,
RV
, “a Roman
colony.” They were watch towers of the Roman state and formed on the model of Rome
itself. The full organization of Philippi as such was the work of Augustus, who, after the
battle of Actium, 31 B.C., gave his soldiers lands in Italy and transferred most of the
inhabitants there to other quarters including Philippi. These communities possessed the
right of Roman freedom, and of holding the soil under Roman law, as well as exemption
from poll-tax and tribute. Most Roman “colonies” were established on the coast.¶
For
COLOR
(
Acts 27:30
) see
CLOKE
COLT
(
, 4454), “a foal,” whether “colt or filly,” had the general significance of
“a young creature”; in Matt. 21:2, and parallel passages, “an ass’s colt.”
COME, CAME (see also
COMING
)