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Swell, Swollen
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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primarily, "to blow, to burn," later came to denote "to cause to swell," and, in the Middle Voice, "to become swollen," Acts 28:6 . In the Sept., Numbers 5:21,22,27 .
Note: Some, connecting the word prenes in Acts 1:18 with pimpremi, give it the meaning "swelling up:" see HEADLONG.Copyright Statement
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Swell, Swollen'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/swell-swollen.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Swell, Swollen'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/swell-swollen.html. 1940.
