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Makebates

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māk´bāts : This is the plural of the word makebate , which means "one who stirs up strife." It occurs only in the King James Version margin of 2 Timothy 3:3 and Titus 2:3 as an alternative translation of διάβολοι , diáboloi , which the King James Version renders "false accusers," and the Revised Version (British and American) "slanderers."

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

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Makebates