Bible Encyclopedias
Semaxii
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
a name mentioned by Tertullian as sometimes applied to Christian martyrs by their persecutors, from the fact that those who were burned alive were usually tied to a board or stake of about six feet in length, which the Romans called semaxis. — Bingham, Christ. Antiq. bk. 1, ch. 2, § 10.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Semaxii'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/semaxii.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.