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Gnat

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: κώνωψ

(Strong's #2971 — Noun Masculine — konops — ko'-nopes )

denotes "the winegnat or midge," which breeds in fermenting or evaporating wine, Matthew 23:24 , where the AV, "strain at" is corrected to "strain out," in the RV.

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