Resources chevron-right Dictionaries chevron-right Daysman
Showing meaning of "Daysman" from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Search for "Daysman" in  Keyword Search | Topical Index

Use  *
Daysman
an umpire or arbiter or judge (Job 9:33). This word is formed from the Latin diem dicere, i.e., to fix a day for hearing a cause. Such an one is empowered by mutual consent to decide the cause, and to "lay his hand", i.e., to impose his authority, on both, and enforce his sentence.
 

* More information on Dictionaries.