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1: δάκνω

(Strong's #1143 — Verb — dakno — dak'-no )

"to bite," in Galatians 5:15 , "if ye bite and devour one another," is used metaphorically of wounding the soul, or rendering with reproaches.

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Bite'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​b/bite.html. 1940.
 
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