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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: ἀκροατής

(Strong's #202 — Noun Masculine — akroates — ak-ro-at-ace' )

from akroaomai, "to listen," is used in Romans 2:13 , "of a law;" James 1:22,23 , "of the word;" James 1:25 , a (forgetful) hearer."

Note: In Ephesians 4:29; 2 Timothy 2:14 , the verb akouo, "to hear," is rendered "hearers" in the AV (RV, "them that hear").

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