Ecclesiastes
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ecclesiastes in British English:
UK [iˌkli:ziˈæsti:z]
How to pronounce Ecclesiastes in American English:
US [ɪˌkliziˈæsˌtiz]
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- Noun:
- an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC
Word Origin
- Ecclesiastes (n.)
- c. 1300, name given to one of the Old Testament books, traditionally ascribed to Solomon, from Greek ekklesiastes (see ecclesiastic), to render Hebrew qoheleth "one who addresses an assembly," from qahal "assembly." The title is technically the designation of the speaker, but that word throughout is usually rendered into English as "The Preacher" (which Klein calls "erroneous," as the modern meaning of preacher is not synonymous with the Greek word).
Example
- 1. To paraphrase ecclesiastes , better to be a scarred and living dog than to be a dead lion .
- 2. As the bible puts it in that same verse from ecclesiastes : " time and chance happeneth to them all . "
- 3. The bible says , " if you wait for perfect conditions , you will never get anything done " ( ecclesiastes 11:4 nlt ) .
- 4. As the bible puts it in that same verse from ecclesiastes : " time and chance happeneth to them all . " Or , in runyon 's computation of the odds governing human endeavour , " all life is six to five against . "
- 5. Ecclesiastes 9:9 says , " enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your fleeting life which he has given to you under the sun ; for this is your reward in life and in your toil in which you have labored under the sun . "