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Shortly
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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"straightway, directly," is translated "shortly" in 3 John 1:14 . The general use of the word suggests something sooner than "shortly." See FORTHWITH , STRAIGHTWAY.
see QUICKLY , No. 3.
see QUICKLY , No. 2.
see QUICKLY , No. 4.
Note: In 2 Peter 1:14 , AV, tachinos, an adjective denoting "swift" (akin to the above), is translated "shortly" (RV, "swiftly"), lit., "the putting off of my tabernacle is swift" (i.e., in its approach). Cp. 2:1.Copyright Statement
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Shortly'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/shortly.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Shortly'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/shortly.html. 1940.
