Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
CORONATION
Government & Society - Inter-testament
Coronation is the enthronement or installation of a king. The term appears in the account of Apollonius being sent to Egypt for the enthronement of Ptolemy Philometor.
CORPSE
Jewish Life & Customs - Both
A corpse is a dead human body. Under the Old Testament law, contact with a corpse brought ceremonial uncleanness, and leaving the dead unburied was regarded as a disgrace and calamity.
CORRECTION
Christian Life - Both
Correction is instruction or chastisement intended to turn a person from error toward what is right. Scripture closely connects correction with discipline, teaching, and moral improvement.
CORRUPTION
Sin & Judgment - Both
Corruption may mean physical decay or moral ruin. Biblically, moral corruption describes depravity and degradation resulting from sin, while physical corruption refers to the decay of the body.
CORRUPTION, MOUNT OF
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The Mount of Corruption was the hill east of Jerusalem where Solomon built high places for Ashtoreth, Chemosh, and Milcom. It is identified with the southern height of the Mount of Olives.
COS
Places & Geography - Both
Cos was an island in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Asia Minor. Paul visited it during his third missionary journey, and it was also known as a center of commerce and a Jewish community.
Cos, Or Coos
Places & Geography - New Testament
Cos, also called Coos, was a small Aegean island near Asia Minor. Paul spent a night there while traveling from Miletus toward Jerusalem (Acts 21:1).
Cosam
People & Groups - New Testament
Cosam was an ancestor of Jesus listed in Luke’s genealogy. He lived in the generations between David’s royal line and Zerubbabel (Luke 3:28).
COSTLINESS
Agriculture & Daily Life - New Testament
Costliness means preciousness or an abundance of costly possessions. Revelation uses the word in describing the wealth and luxury associated with fallen Babylon.
Cotes
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Cotes were pens or enclosed folds for sheep and other flocks. The term describes ordinary pastoral enclosures rather than a particular kind of building.
Cottage
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
A cottage was a temporary booth or shelter, such as the rough structure made for a watchman in a vineyard or garden. Scripture uses it as an image of frailty and impermanence.
Cotton
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Cotton was likely the fabric or plant described in Esther 1:6 by a Persian-derived word. The term may also have been used broadly for fine cloth such as muslin or calico.
Couch
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
A couch was a place for sitting or reclining. Scripture also uses the verb figuratively of lying in wait, as sin is pictured crouching at the door (Genesis 4:7).
COUCHING-PLACE
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
A couching-place is a place where animals lie down and rest. In prophetic imagery, the absence or desolation of such resting places represents a land made empty.
Coulter
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
A coulter was the cutting or facing part of a plow that opened the soil. It is associated with agricultural tools that could be beaten into weapons or weapons into farming implements.
Council
Government & Society - Both
A council was an assembly of officials or religious leaders for deliberation and judgment. Biblical councils include the Jewish Sanhedrin and the apostolic council at Jerusalem (Acts 15).
Counsellor
Jesus Christ - Both
A counsellor is an adviser or official who gives guidance to a ruler or another person. The title is applied supremely to the promised Messiah in Isaiah 9:6.
COUNT
Other - Both
To count is to number, calculate, classify, or reckon something. Scripture also uses the word for evaluating a matter morally, such as counting former gains as loss for Christ.
COUNTENANCE
Christian Life - Both
The countenance is the face or visible appearance, often reflecting a person’s feelings and character. Scripture speaks of cheerful, sad, troubled, angry, or favored countenances and warns judges not to favor persons.
COUNTRY
Places & Geography - Both
Country may mean land, field, region, native land, or surrounding territory. Scripture uses it for geographical areas such as the hill country, low country, and Negeb, and figuratively for the heavenly country sought by believers.
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