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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: ἐπαρκέω

(Strong's #1884 — Verb — eparkeo — ep-ar-keh'-o )

signifies "to be strong enough for," and so either "to ward off," or "to aid, to relieve" (a strengthened form of arkeo, which has the same three meanings, epi being intensive); it is used in 1 Timothy 5:10,16 (twice).

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