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out´ẽr : This adjective is used 12 times by Ezekiel of the outside court of the temple. In Matthew we find it 3 times ( Matthew 8:12; Matthew 22:13; Matthew 25:30 ) in "outer darkness" (τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον , tó skótos tó exṓteron ), which typifies the utter darkness of the doom of the lost.

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