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Folk
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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fōk : The translation of עם , ‛am , עם , ‛ām "a people or nation" (Genesis 33:15 , "some of the folk that are with me"; Proverbs 30:26 , "The conies are but a feeble folk"); of לאם , le'ōm , with the same meaning (Jeremiah 51:58 , "the folk in the fire," the Revised Version (British and American) "the nations for the fire"); "sick folk" is the translation of ἄῤῥωστος , árrhōstos , "not strong" (Mark 6:5 ); of τῶν ἀσθενούντων , tō̇n asthenoúntōn , participle of ἀσθενέω , asthenéō , "to be without strength," "weak," "sick" (John 5:3 , the Revised Version (British and American) "them that were sick"); "sick folks," of ἀσθενεῖς , astheneı́s plural of ἀσθενής , asthenḗs , "without strength," the Revised Version (British and American) "sick folk" (Acts 5:16 ).
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Folk'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/f/folk.html. 1915.
