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Assault
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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lit., "to stand over" (epi, "over," histemi, "to stand"), signifies "to assault;" said in Acts 17:5 , of those who attacked the house of Jason. For its usual meanings see COME (in, to, upon), HAND (at), INSTANT , PRESENT , STAND.
rendered "assault" in Acts 14:5 , AV; RV, "onset," corresponds to hormao, "to rush." See IMPULSE , ONSET.
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Assault'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/a/assault.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Assault'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/a/assault.html. 1940.
