Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A medicated salve for the eyes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Ointment for the eye.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
ointment for theeye .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"eyesalve" we must understand the illuminating grace of the Holy Ghost, which at once shows to us ourselves and God.
Epistles to the Seven Churches in Asia. 1807-1886 1863
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I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
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I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
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I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
Revelation 3. 1999
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And anoint thy eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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However, her scorn, if not an excellent oil, was a very good eyesalve.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Various
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And anoint thy eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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Gospel to the poor 'speaks to us to-day from heaven, saying,' I counsel thee to buy of Me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich ... and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve that thou mayest see. '
Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Alexander Maclaren 1868
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"And anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see."
Epistles to the Seven Churches in Asia. 1807-1886 1863
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This blindness, of course, was not absolute and complete; else the eyesalve which the Lord presently bids them to obtain of Him would have profited little.
Epistles to the Seven Churches in Asia. 1807-1886 1863
ruzuzu commented on the word eyesalve
"Bald’s eyesalve contains wine, garlic, an Allium species (such as leek or onion) and oxgall. The recipe states that, after the ingredients have been mixed together, they must stand in a brass vessel for nine nights before use."
-- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/getting-medieval-on-bacteria-ancient-books-may-point-to-new-antibiotics/
April 19, 2017