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Esteem
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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signifies "to lead;" then, "to lead before the mind, to suppose, consider, esteem;" translated "esteem" in Philippians 2:3 , AV, RV, "counting;" in 1 Thessalonians 5:13 , "esteem;" in Hebrews 11:26 , AV, "esteeming," RV, "accounting."
signifies "to separate, choose;" then, "to approve, esteem;" translated "esteemeth" in Romans 14:5 (twice), said of days; here the word "alike" (AV) is rightly omitted in the RV, the meaning being that every day is especially regarded as sacred. See DETERMINE.
"to reckon," is translated "esteemeth" in Romans 14:14 (RV, "accounteth"). See ACCOUNT.
Notes: (1) In 1 Corinthians 6:4 , AV, exoutheneo, "to set at nought," is rendered "are least esteemed;" the meaning is that judges in the world's tribunals have no place (are not of account) in the church. See ACCOUNT. (2) In the AV marg. of 1 Peter 2:17 , timao, "to honor," is rendered "esteem." (3) For "highly esteemed," Luke 16:15 , AV, see EXALT , B.Copyright Statement
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Esteem'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/e/esteem.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Esteem'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/e/esteem.html. 1940.
