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Ninevites

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nin´ḗ - vı̄ts ( Νινευ ( ρ Ο2 επ ) ῖται , Nineu ( e ) ı́tai ): Only in Luke 11:30 . The parallel passage (Matthew 12:41 ), with Luke 11:32 , has the fuller form, "men of Nineveh," which gives the meaning.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Ninevites'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​n/ninevites.html. 1915.
 
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