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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: εὐγενής

(Strong's #2104 — Adjective — eugenes — yoog-en'-ace )

an adjective, lit., "well born" (eu, "well," and genos, "a family, race"), (a) signifies "noble," 1 Corinthians 1:26; (b) is used with anthropos, "a man," i.e., "a nobleman," in Luke 19:12 . In the Sept., Job 1:3 .

2: εὐγενής

(Strong's #2104 — Adjective — eugenesteros — yoog-en'-ace )

the comparative degree of No. 1, occurs in Acts 17:11 , "more noble," i.e., "more noble-minded."

3: κράτιστος

(Strong's #2903 — Adjective — kratistos — krat'-is-tos )

is translated "most noble" in the AV of Acts 24:3; 26:25 (RV, "most excellent"), See EXCELLENT.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Noble'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​n/noble.html. 1940.
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