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Saying
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
or "a word," as embodying a conception or idea, denotes among its various meanings, "a saying, statement or declaration," uttered (a) by God; RV, "word" or "words" (AV, "saying"), e.g., in John 8:55; Romans 3:4; Revelation 19:9; 22:6,7,9,10; (b) by Christ, e.g., Mark 8:32; 9:10; 10:22; Luke 9:28; John 6:60; 21:23; the RV appropriately substitutes "word" or "words" for AV, "saying" or "sayings," especially in John's Gospel e.g. 7:36,40; 8:51,52; 10:19; 14:24; 15:20; 18:9,32; 19:13; (c) by an angel, Luke 1:29; (d) by OT prophets, John 12:38 (RV, "word") Romans 13:9 (ditto); 1 Corinthians 15:54; (e) by the Apostle Paul in the Pastoral Epp., 1 Timothy 1:15; 3:1; 4:9; 2 Timothy 2:11; Titus 3:8; (f) by other men, Mark 7:29; Acts 7:29; John 4:37 (in general). See ACCOUNT , and especially WORD.
"that which is said, a word," is rendered "saying" or "sayings" in Mark 9:32; Luke 1:65; 2:17,50,51; 7:1; 9:45 (twice); 18:34. See WORD.
Note: In Acts 14:18 , "with these sayings" is, lit., "saying (lego) these things." For lalia, "saying," John 4:42 , AV, see SPEECH , No. 2.These files are public domain.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Saying'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/saying.html. 1940.
