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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: ἀμύνομαι

(Strong's #292 — Verb — amuno — am-oo'-nom-ahee )

"to ward off," is used in the Middle Voice in Acts 7:24 , of the assistance given by Moses to his fellow Israelite against an Egyptian (translated, "defended"). The Middle Voice indicates the special personal interest Moses had in the act.

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