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for -gō ´ (from for , negative, and go ): Occurs in Ecclesiasticus 7:19, as translation of ἀστοχέω , astochéō , which means "to miss the mark," "turn or swerve from." "Forgo not a wise and good wife (the King James Version "woman"); for her grace is above gold," meaning "Turn not away from her"; in Ecclesiasticus 8:9, the word is rendered "miss not"; compare 1 Timothy 1:6; 1 Timothy 6:21; 2 Timothy 2:18 .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Forgo'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/f/forgo.html. 1915.

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