Compass

A tool used for drawing circles and making measurements.

Roman compass (1st to 3rd c. CE)
Roman compass (1st to 3rd c. CE) (© Bullenwächter / Andreas Franzkowiak, Halstenbek, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; cropped) Compass, circle instrument

About Compass

The compass was a tool for drawing or marking circles. It is also possible that the instrument was used for making measurements.

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Key References

Isaiah 44:13

The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine.

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Isaiah 44:13

The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine.