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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: ἄγκιστρον

(Strong's #44 — Noun Neuter — ankistron — ang'-kis-tron )

"a fish-hook" (from ankos, "a bend;" Lat. angulus; Eng., "anchor" and "angle" are akin), is used in Matthew 17:27 . In the Sept., 2 Kings 19:28; Job 40:20; Isaiah 19:8; Ezekiel 32:3; Habakkuk 1:15 .

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Hook'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​h/hook.html. 1940.
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