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Bid, Bidden, Bade, Bid Again
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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"to call," often means "to bid," in the sense of "invite," e.g., Matthew 22:3,4,8,9; Luke 14:7-10,13 , RV; Revelation 19:9 , RV. See CALL , NAME , SURNAME.
"to command," is translated "bid" in Matthew 14:28 , only. See COMMAND , No. 5. Compare the synonym entello, "to command."
used as the aorist tense of lego, "to speak, to say," sometimes has the meaning of "commanding, or bidding," and is translated "bid," or "bade," e.g., in Matthew 16:22; 23:3; Luke 10:40; 9:54 , AV, "command," RV, "bid;" Acts 11:12; "bidding," Acts 22:24 , RV. See SAY , SPEAK.
"to bid again, invite in turn," is found in Luke 14:12 .
Notes: (1) Lego, "to say," is translated "bid" and "biddeth" in the AV of 2 John 1:10,11; RV, "give (him no greeting)," "giveth (him greeting)". See GREETING. (2) In Matthew 1:24 , prostasso, "to command," is translated "had bidden," AV; RV, "commanded." See COMMAND.Copyright Statement
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Bid, Bidden, Bade, Bid Again'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/b/bid-bidden-bade-bid-again.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Bid, Bidden, Bade, Bid Again'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/b/bid-bidden-bade-bid-again.html. 1940.
