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Profess, Profession

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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A — 1: ἐπαγγέλλομαι

(Strong's #1861 — Verb — epangello — ep-ang-el'-lo )

"to announce, proclaim, profess," is rendered "to profess" in 1 Timothy 2:10 , of godliness, and 1 Timothy 6:21 , of "the knowledge ... falsely so called." See PROMISE.

A — 2: ὁμολογέω

(Strong's #3670 — Verb — homologeo — hom-ol-og-eh'-o )

is translated "to profess" in Matthew 7:23; Titus 1:16; in 1 Timothy 6:12 , AV (RV, "confess"). See CONFESS.

A — 3: φάσκω

(Strong's #5335 — Verb — phasko — fas'-ko )

"to affirm, assert:" see AFFIRM , No. 3.

B — 1: ὁμολογία

(Strong's #3671 — Noun Feminine — homologia — hom-ol-og-ee'-ah )

akin to A, No. 2, "confession," is translated "profession" and "professed" in the AV only. See CONFESS.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Profess, Profession'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​p/profess-profession.html. 1940.
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