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Briefly
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
lit. means "by few." In 1 Peter 5:12 it signifies by means of few words, "briefly." The RV of Romans 13:9 omits "briefly," the meaning being "it is summed up."
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Briefly'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/b/briefly.html. 1940.