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Benevolence

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: εὔνοια

(Strong's #2133 — Noun Feminine — eunoia — yoo'-noy-ah )

"good will" (eu, "well," nous, "the mind"), is rendered "benevolence" in 1 Corinthians 7:3 , AV. The RV, following the texts which have opheilen ("due"), has "her due," a more comprehensive expression; in Ephesians 6:7 , "good will."

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