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Sunday, February 2nd, 2025
the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
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Swerve
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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"to miss the mark," is translated "having swerved" in 1 Timothy 1:6 . See ERR , No. 3. Moulton and Milligan illustrate the use of the verb from the papyri, e.g., of a man in extravagant terms bewailing the loss of a pet fighting cock, "(I am distraught, for my cock) has failed (me)."
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Swerve'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/swerve.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Swerve'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/swerve.html. 1940.
