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1: ἐπιλείπω

(Strong's #1952 — Verb — epileicho — ep-ee-li'-po )

"to lick over" (epi, "over," leicho, "to lick"), is said of the dogs in Luke 16:21 . Some mss. have apoleicho, "to lick off."

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