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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: σεμνότης

(Strong's #4587 — Noun Feminine — semnotes — sem-not'-ace )

denotes "venerableness, dignity;" it is a necessary characteristic of the life and conduct of Christians, 1 Timothy 2:2 , RV, "gravity" (AV, "honesty"), a qualification of a bishop or overseer in a church, in regard to his children, 1 Timothy 3:4; a necessary characteristic of the teaching imparted by a servant of God, Titus 2:7 . Cp. the adjective semnos, under GRAVE.

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