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CURIOUS ARTS

Definition: CURIOUS ARTS

CURIOUS ARTS

1. Magic. [Obs.] Many . . . which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them. --Acts xix. 19. Syn: Inquisitive; prying. See Inquisitive .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Specialty Definition: CURIOUS ARTS

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Curious arts (Acts 19:19), magical arts; jugglery practised by the Ephesian conjurers. Ephesus was noted for its wizard and the "Ephesian spells;" i.e., charms or scraps of parchment written over with certain formula, which were worn as a safeguard against all manner of evils. The more important and powerful of these charms were written out in books which circulated among the exorcists, and were sold at a great price. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

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Bible Trace: CURIOUS ARTS

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 19, Verse 19
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintIkanoi de twn ta perierga praxantwn sunenegkanteV taV biblouV katekaion enwpion pantwn kai suneyhfisan taV timaV autwn kai euron arguriou muriadaV pente
Latin405VulgateMulti autem ex his qui fuerant curiosa sectati contulerunt libros et conbuserunt coram omnibus et conputatis pretiis illorum invenerunt pecuniam denariorum quinquaginta milium
Middle English1395WyclifAnd manye of them that sueden curiouse thingis, brouyten togidere bookis, and brenneden hem bifor alle men; and whanne the prices of tho weren acountid, thei founden monei of fifti thousynd pens;
Renaissance English1526TyndaleMany of the which vsed curious craftes brought their bokes and burned the before all men and they counted the price of the and foude it fifty thousande silverlynges.
Jacobean English1611King JamesMany of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Victorian English1833WebsterMany also of them who used curious arts, brought their books together, and burned them before all men; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd a great number of those who were experts in strange arts took their books and put them on the fire in front of everyone: and when the books were valued they came to fifty thousand bits of silver.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: CURIOUS ARTS

LanguageActs Chapter 19, Verse 19
AlbanianShumë nga ata që ishin marrë me magji i sollën librat dhe i dogjën përpara të gjithëve; dhe, mbasi e llogaritën çmimin e tyre, gjetën se ishin pesëdhjetë mijë pjesë argjendi.
CebuanoUg daghan sa mga naghimog mga pagpanglamat kanhi, mipundok sa ilang mga basahon ug kini ilang gisunog sa atubangan sa tanan; ug ilang gikuwenta ang bili niining tanan ug ilang nasuta nga kini mikabat sa kalim-an ka libo ka mga salapi.
CroatianI podosta onih koji su se bavili praznovjerjem donosili su knjige i spaljivali ih pred svima. Procijeniše ih te naðoše da vrijede pedeset tisuæa srebrnjaka.
DanishMen mange af dem, som havde drevet Trolddom, bare deres Bøger sammen og opbrændte dem for alles Øjne; og man beregnede deres Værdi og fandt dem halvtredsindstyve Tusinde Sølvpenge værd.
DutchVelen ook dergenen, die ijdele kunsten gepleegd hadden, brachten de boeken bijeen, en verbrandden ze in aller tegenwoordigheid; en berekenden de waarde derzelve, en bevonden vijftig duizend zilveren penningen.
FinnishJa useat niistä, jotka olivat taikuutta harjoittaneet, kantoivat kirjansa kokoon ja polttivat ne kaikkien nähden; ja kun niiden arvo laskettiin yhteen, huomattiin sen olevan viisikymmentä tuhatta hopearahaa.
FrenchEt un certain nombre de ceux qui avaient exercé les arts magiques, ayant apporté leurs livres, les brûlèrent devant tout le monde: on en estima la valeur à cinquante mille pièces d`argent.
GermanViele aber, die da vorwitzige Kunst getrieben hatten, brachten die Bücher zusammen und verbrannten sie öffentlich und überrechneten, was sie wert waren, und fanden des Geldes fünfzigtausend Groschen.
HungarianSokan pedig azok közül, kik ördögi mesterségeket gyakoroltak, könyveiket összehordva, mindeneknek láttára megégetik vala. És összeszámlálák azoknak árát, és találák ötvenezer ezüstpénznek.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariDan mereka yang biasa menjalankan ilmu guna-guna, mengumpulkan buku-buku mereka dan membakarnya di hadapan orang banyak. Harga buku-buku itu kalau dijumlahkan semuanya ada kira-kira lima puluh ribu uang perak.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaBahkan, beberapa banyak orang yang sudah mengamalkan segala hikmat yang ganjil itu menghimpunkan sekalian pestaka, lalu dibakar di hadapan orang sekalian; dan dijumlahkan harganya sekira-kira lima puluh ribu keping perak.
Italiane un numero considerevole di persone che avevano esercitato le arti magiche portavano i propri libri e li bruciavano alla vista di tutti. Ne fu calcolato il valore complessivo e trovarono che era di cinquantamila dramme d'argento.
MaoriHe tokomaha ano o te hunga i mahi i nga mahi tinihanga, i huihui i a ratou pukapuka, a tahuna ana i te aroaro o te katoa: a ka taua nga utu o aua pukapuka, ka kitea e rima tekau mano hiriwa.
NorwegianOg en stor hop av dem som hadde drevet med utillatelige kunster, bar sine bøker sammen og brente dem op for alles øine; og de regnet ut deres verdi og fant at den var femti tusen sølvpenninger.
PortugueseMuitos também dos que tinham praticado artes mágicas ajuntaram os seus livros e os queimaram na presença de todos; e, calculando o valor deles, acharam que montava a cinqüenta mil moedas de prata.   
RumanianWi unii din cei ce fqcuserq vrqjitorii, wi-au adus cqryile, wi le-au ars, knaintea tuturor: preyul lor s`a socotit la cincizeci de mii de arginyi.
SwahiliWengine waliokuwa wameshughulikia mambo ya uchawi hapo awali, walikusanya vitabu vyao, wakavichoma mbele ya wote. Walikisia gharama ya vitabu hivyo, wakaona yafikia vipande vya fedha elfu hamsini.
SwedishOch ganska många av dem som hade övat vidskepliga konster samlade ihop sina böcker och brände upp dem i allas åsyn. Och när man räknade tillsammans vad böckerna voro värda, fann man att värdet uppgick till femtio tusen silverpenningar*.
UmaWori' -ra to ria pake' -ra mpokeni buku-buku pake' -ra, rarumpu pai' rasuwe hi mata ntodea. Oli buku pake' -ra tohe'e ane rarumpu, ria nte lima mpulu' ncobu doi pera'.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: CURIOUS ARTS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-i-o-r-r-s-s-t-u-u"

-2 letters: sartorius.

-3 letters: cautious, corsairs, curators, ructious, sautoirs, scarious, surcoats, turacous.

-4 letters: aorists, aristos, assuror, aurists, carious, carrots, castors, casuist, cirrous, citrous, corsair, costars, cuirass, curaris, curator, curiosa, curious, cursors, ouraris, racists, raucous, rustics, sacrist, sarcous, sartors, satoris, sautoir, scotias, souaris, soucars, suitors, surcoat, trocars, tsouris, turacos, turacou.

-5 letters: across, actors, aorist, aortic, aristo, ascots.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-i-o-r-r-s-s-t-u-u"
 

+3 letters: structurations.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: CURIOUS ARTS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 55 52 49 4F 55 53      41 52 54 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01010101 01010010 01001001 01001111 01010101 01010011 00100000 01000001 01010010 01010100 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#85 &#82 &#73 &#79 &#85 &#83 &#32 &#65 &#82 &#84 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 0055 0052 0049 004F 0055 0053      0041 0052 0054 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

37555243495553235525453

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2. Bible Trace
3. Anagrams
4. Orthography
5. Bibliography


  

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