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3. the Seven.

a. Church History. In early use also with lower-case initial. A group of seven men elected by the early Christian community in Jerusalem and ordained by the Apostles to minister to the material and spiritual needs of that community, thus enabling the Apostles to devote their time to prayer and preaching (see Acts 6:1–6). Also called the Seven Deacons.

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society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > Biblical personages > other New Testament > [noun]

innocentc1325

the Sevenc1384

Cananaean1585

kill-Christ1647

myrrhophore1848

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds xxi. 8 Philip euangelist, that was oon of the seuene [L. septem].

1593 T. Bilson Perpetual Govt. Christes Church vii. 297 When the seuen were chosen to see the whole assemblie prouided for, and the goods of the faithfull well distributed; the Apostles praied for them and laied their hands on them.

1698 T. Gipps Remarks on Remarks iii. 32 I observ'd that hence a Question might be started, Whether the People or the Apostles did appoint the Seven unto their Office, and by consequence whether the People or the Bishops have Authority to appoint Parochial Ministers.

1854 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Geogr. I. 527/1 On the other hand there is abundant testimony that the early church in general considered the order of deacons to have originated in the institution of the Seven.

1902 T. M. Lindsay Church & Ministry in Early Cent. iv. 117 They are never called deacons; the Seven is the technical name they were known by.

2011 Jrnl. Biblical Lit. 130 140 The accounts of the work of Philip, one of the Seven, in Samaria..and with the Ethiopian eunuch..likewise depict the ministry of the Seven as reaching beyond the confines of Judea.

b. In early use also with lower-case initial. A group of seven philosophers, statesmen, and legislators of ancient Greece, renowned for their wisdom and pithy maxims. See sage n.² a.

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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > wise man, sage > [noun] > group of > in Greece

the Seven1605

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ee2^v Which later kind of Parabolical wisedome was much more in vse in the ancient times, as by the Fables of Aesope, and the briefe sentences of the seuen..may appeare.

1836 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece II. xii. 129 (note) According to Dicæarchus..there were only four names which were universally admitted: Thales, Bias, Pittacus, Solon. Hermippus reckoned up thirteen more, from which the remainder of the Seven were selected by various authors.

2009 S. G. Miller Berkeley Plato 21 Plato mentions Pittakos, Bias, and Thales as members of the Seven..,and in yet another he names Solon as the wisest of the Seven.

c. Greek Mythology. Also the Argive Seven. A group of seven military leaders raised by Oedipus's son Polynices and under the command of Adrastus, king of Argos, who fought against the city of Thebes in Boeotia when Polynices's brother Eteocles refused to share its rule with him. Often in the Seven against (also before) Thebes, translating or with reference to Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβας, the title of a play by Aeschylus (first produced in 467 b.c.).

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the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > host of noble warriors

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douzepersc1275

the Argive Seven1646

1646 T. Blount tr. H. Estienne Art making Devises viii. 18 But..doe we not see a great resemblance of Devises, even from the time of the Theban Warre..as Aeschylus noteth, in his Tragedy, entituled, The seven before Thebes [Fr. les sept deuant Thebes], where (speaking of Capaneus) he saith, that in his Shield he had a naked man painted with a flaming Torch in his hand.

1800 J. Dallaway Anecd. Arts Eng. ii. i. 172 A league made by the Argivi, against the Thebans, and the expedition of the seven against Thebes, prior to the Trojan war, are the most remote and renowned events recorded in their annals.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 230 War of the ‘Seven’ (under Adrastus of Argos).

2009 Classical Philol. 104 487 Death in battle is the fate of all the Argive Seven (with the exception of Adrastus, whose end is postponed until another epic).

†d. British Army slang. The seven years for which a soldier's term of service lasts. Apparently only attested in it's all in the seven and variants: ‘it's to be expected’, ‘it's a matter of course’. Obsolete.

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1898 United Service Mag. Mar. 649 In their way soldiers are very philosophical. If anything in their work annoys them they say, ‘It's all in the seven’, i.e., the seven years for which they join the army.

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 254 There's nothing in that—it all comes in my seven.

e. The group of nations (Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom) constituting the European Free Trade Association at its foundation in 1959 (see Efta n.). Cf. six adj. 2j. Now historical.

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society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > types of economic system > international committee concerned with

the Seven1959

Group of 101963

Paris Club1963

G101964

Group of Five1973

G51977

Group of Eight1977

G81988

1959 Daily Tel. 20 Nov. 1/1 The creation of the ‘Six’ and the ‘Seven’ should under no circumstances lead to a trade war in Europe.

1978 Internat. Relations Dict. (U.S. Dept. State Library) 13/1 The original members..were referred to as ‘The Seven’..as a counterpart to ‘The Six’ original members of the Common Market.

2011 N. J. Crowson Brit. & Europe (e-book ed.) The EEC Commission's response was to refuse to sanction any further discussions with the Seven.

单词	the seven
释义	> as lemmas the Seven 3. the Seven. a. Church History. In early use also with lower-case initial. A group of seven men elected by the early Christian community in Jerusalem and ordained by the Apostles to minister to the material and spiritual needs of that community, thus enabling the Apostles to devote their time to prayer and preaching (see Acts 6:1–6). Also called the Seven Deacons. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > Biblical personages > other New Testament > [noun] innocentc1325 the Sevenc1384 Cananaean1585 kill-Christ1647 myrrhophore1848 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds xxi. 8 Philip euangelist, that was oon of the seuene [L. septem]. 1593 T. Bilson Perpetual Govt. Christes Church vii. 297 When the seuen were chosen to see the whole assemblie prouided for, and the goods of the faithfull well distributed; the Apostles praied for them and laied their hands on them. 1698 T. Gipps Remarks on Remarks iii. 32 I observ'd that hence a Question might be started, Whether the People or the Apostles did appoint the Seven unto their Office, and by consequence whether the People or the Bishops have Authority to appoint Parochial Ministers. 1854 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Geogr. I. 527/1 On the other hand there is abundant testimony that the early church in general considered the order of deacons to have originated in the institution of the Seven. 1902 T. M. Lindsay Church & Ministry in Early Cent. iv. 117 They are never called deacons; the Seven is the technical name they were known by. 2011 Jrnl. Biblical Lit. 130 140 The accounts of the work of Philip, one of the Seven, in Samaria..and with the Ethiopian eunuch..likewise depict the ministry of the Seven as reaching beyond the confines of Judea. b. In early use also with lower-case initial. A group of seven philosophers, statesmen, and legislators of ancient Greece, renowned for their wisdom and pithy maxims. See sage n.² a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > wise man, sage > [noun] > group of > in Greece the Seven1605 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ee2^v Which later kind of Parabolical wisedome was much more in vse in the ancient times, as by the Fables of Aesope, and the briefe sentences of the seuen..may appeare. View more context for this quotation 1836 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece II. xii. 129 (note) According to Dicæarchus..there were only four names which were universally admitted: Thales, Bias, Pittacus, Solon. Hermippus reckoned up thirteen more, from which the remainder of the Seven were selected by various authors. 2009 S. G. Miller Berkeley Plato 21 Plato mentions Pittakos, Bias, and Thales as members of the Seven..,and in yet another he names Solon as the wisest of the Seven. c. Greek Mythology. Also the Argive Seven. A group of seven military leaders raised by Oedipus's son Polynices and under the command of Adrastus, king of Argos, who fought against the city of Thebes in Boeotia when Polynices's brother Eteocles refused to share its rule with him. Often in the Seven against (also before) Thebes, translating or with reference to Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβας, the title of a play by Aeschylus (first produced in 467 b.c.). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > host of noble warriors douthOE douzepersc1275 the Argive Seven1646 1646 T. Blount tr. H. Estienne Art making Devises viii. 18 But..doe we not see a great resemblance of Devises, even from the time of the Theban Warre..as Aeschylus noteth, in his Tragedy, entituled, The seven before Thebes [Fr. les sept deuant Thebes], where (speaking of Capaneus) he saith, that in his Shield he had a naked man painted with a flaming Torch in his hand. 1800 J. Dallaway Anecd. Arts Eng. ii. i. 172 A league made by the Argivi, against the Thebans, and the expedition of the seven against Thebes, prior to the Trojan war, are the most remote and renowned events recorded in their annals. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 230 War of the ‘Seven’ (under Adrastus of Argos). 2009 Classical Philol. 104 487 Death in battle is the fate of all the Argive Seven (with the exception of Adrastus, whose end is postponed until another epic). †d. British Army slang. The seven years for which a soldier's term of service lasts. Apparently only attested in it's all in the seven and variants: ‘it's to be expected’, ‘it's a matter of course’. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1898 United Service Mag. Mar. 649 In their way soldiers are very philosophical. If anything in their work annoys them they say, ‘It's all in the seven’, i.e., the seven years for which they join the army. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 254 There's nothing in that—it all comes in my seven. e. The group of nations (Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom) constituting the European Free Trade Association at its foundation in 1959 (see Efta n.). Cf. six adj. 2j. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > types of economic system > international committee concerned with the Seven1959 Group of 101963 Paris Club1963 G101964 Group of Five1973 G51977 Group of Eight1977 G81988 1959 Daily Tel. 20 Nov. 1/1 The creation of the ‘Six’ and the ‘Seven’ should under no circumstances lead to a trade war in Europe. 1978 Internat. Relations Dict. (U.S. Dept. State Library) 13/1 The original members..were referred to as ‘The Seven’..as a counterpart to ‘The Six’ original members of the Common Market. 2011 N. J. Crowson Brit. & Europe (e-book ed.) The EEC Commission's response was to refuse to sanction any further discussions with the Seven. extracted from sevenadj.n. < as lemmas
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