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Tempter

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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* Note: The present participle of peirazo, "to tempt," preceded by the article, lit., "the (one) tempting," is used as a noun, describing the Devil in this character, Matthew 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:5 .

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Tempter'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/t/tempter.html. 1940.

Bible Dictionaries Tempter

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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Tempter