Agabus
[ ag-uh-buhs ]
/ ˈæg ə bəs /
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noun
a Christian prophet who predicted a great famine. Acts 11:28.
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Example sentences from the Web for Agabus
Whether this was, or was not, the same as the former Agabus,—this mode of designation presents itself as alike extraordinary.
Not Paul, But Jesus|Jeremy BenthamAgabus seems to have been specially gifted in the direction of prediction.
And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall HallA famine had afflicted the country,—probably that which Agabus had foretold.
"Granny's Chapters"|Lady Mary Ross