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1: πρασιά

(Strong's #4237 — Noun Feminine — prasia — pras-ee-ah' )

"a garden bed or plot" (probably from prason, "a leek"), is used metaphorically in Mark 6:40 of "ranks" of persons arranged in orderly groups.

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