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GARLAND

A wreath, often woven of flowers or leaves, worn around the head or neck. Linden, myrtle, bay foliage, ivy and parsley served as the wreath’s framework. Flowers of various kinds, including violets and roses, were sometimes interwoven. Garlands were used for festive occasions, for funerary decorations, and for the bestowal of military, religious, and civic honors. They could symbolize victory, peace, honor, and immortality. Sacrificial animals were virtually always garlanded. The only NT use of garland (Gk. stémma; Acts 14:13) was probably a woolen band. The people of Lystra brought out sacrificial bulls and garlands when they mistook Paul and Barnabas for Hermes and Zeus.

Paul Anthony Hartog






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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