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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: πηγή

(Strong's #4077 — Noun Feminine — pege — pay-gay' )

"a spring or fountain," is used of (a) "an artificial well," fed by a spring, John 4:6; (b) metaphorically (in contrast to such a well), "the indwelling Spirit of God," John 4:14; (c) "springs," metaphorically in 2 Peter 2:17 , RV, for AV, "wells;" (d) "natural fountains or springs," James 3:11,12; Revelation 8:10; 14:7; 16:4; (e) metaphorically, "eternal life and the future blessings accruing from it," Revelation 7:17; 21:6; (f) "a flow of blood," Mark 5:29 .

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