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Knock

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: κρούω

(Strong's #2925 — Verb — krouo — kroo'-o )

"to strike, knock," is used in the NT of "knocking" at a door, (a) literally, Luke 12:36; Acts 12:13,16; (b) figuratively, Matthew 7:7,8; Luke 11:9,10 (of importunity in dealing with God); 13:25; Revelation 3:20 .

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