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WREATH

A garland of leaves or flowers worn around the head. In the OT the term appears for certain only in Isa. 28:1, 3, 5 (Heb. ʿăṭārâ), where the wreath worn by the drunkards of Ephraim will be trampled underfoot when God judges Israel. Otherwise, various English versions translate several Hebrew words as “wreath” or “wreathen (work),” referring to decorative features of the high priest’s regalia (ʿaḇōṯ; Exod. 28:14-25; 39:15-18; NRSV “chains,” “cords”) or the Jerusalem temple (gĕḏilîm; 1 Kgs. 7:17, 29-30, 37).

A wreath appears on the head of a successful master of a feast (Sir. 32:2) and, figuratively, on the heads of martyrs (4 Macc. 17:15). Jesus wears a wreath, or crown, of thorns (Matt. 27:29 par.). Winners in Greek games received a wreath of laurel, pine, or celery (Plutarch Quaest. conv. 5.3.1-3), an image used in the Epistles to describe the honor due one who successfully completes the Christian life (1 Cor. 9:25; 2 Tim. 4:8; Jas. 1:12; 1 Pet. 5:4; Rev. 2:10).

Carl Bridges

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WREATH

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)