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Disputation

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: ζήτησις

(Strong's #2214 — Noun Feminine — zetesis — dzay'-tay-sis )

denotes, firstly, "a seeking" (zeteo, "to seek"), then, "a debate, dispute, questioning," Acts 15:2,7 (some texts have suzetesis, "reasoning," in both verses), RV, "questioning," for AV, "disputation" and "disputing;" for John 3:25; Acts 25:20; 1 Timothy 1:4; 6:4; 2 Timothy 2:23; Titus 3:9 , see QUESTION , QUESTIONING.

2: διαλογισμός

(Strong's #1261 — Noun Masculine — dialogismos — dee-al-og-is-mos' )

is translated "disputations" in Romans 14:1 . See below.

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