PARALIPOMENON

Paralipomenon

(noun) (Old Testament) an obsolete name for the Old Testament books of I Chronicles and II Chronicles which were regarded as supplementary to Kings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

paralipomenon (plural paralipomena)

Either of the Books of Chronicles in the Old Testament.

An omission, especially one of a book, added later as a supplement.

Anagrams

• propanolamine

Source: Wiktionary


Par`a*li*pom"e*non, n. pl. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. paraleipome`nwn of things omitted, pass. p. pr. (neuter genitive plural) fr.

Definition: A title given in the Douay Bible to the Books of Chronicles.

Note: In the Septuagint these books are called Paraleipome`nwn prw on and dey`teron, which is understood, after Jerome's explanation, as meaning that they are supplementary to the Books of Kings W. Smith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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