Meanings
alternative law of the Medes and the Persians
- uncountableA rule, law or custom which is unchangeable.
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¹³ Daniel's enemies slyly asked Darius: "Is there not an interdict that you have signed that any man that asks a petition from any god or man for thirty days except from you, O king, he should be thrown to the lions' pit?" Darius answered: "The matter is well established according to the law of the Medes and the Persians, which is not annulled." Now the conspirators quickly got to the point. "Daniel, who is of the exiles of Judah, has paid no regard to you, O king, nor to the interdict that you signed, but three times in a day he is making his petition."—Daniel 6:12, 13.
[1999, Pay Attention to Daniel's Prophecy!, Brooklyn, NY: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, →OCLC, →OL, pages 119–120
Origin
From the King James Bible, Daniel Chapter 6, verse 8: :: "Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not."
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek Νόμος των Μήδων και των Περσών
- Νόμος των Μήδων και των Περσών (Nómos ton Mídon kai ton Persón)phrase
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