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Comeliness, Comely

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

A — 1: εὐσχημοσύνη

(Strong's #2157 — Noun Feminine — euschemosune — yoo-skhay-mos-oo'-nay )

"elegance of figure, gracefulness, comeliness" (eu, "well," schema, "a form"), is found in this sense in 1 Corinthians 12:23 .

B — 1: εὐσχήμων

(Strong's #2158 — Adjective — euschemon — yoo-skhay'-mone )

akin to A, "elegant in figure, well formed, graceful," is used in 1 Corinthians 12:24 , of parts of the body (see above); in 1 Corinthians 7:35 RV, "(that which is) seemly," AV, "comely;" "honourable," Mark 15:43; Acts 13:50; 17:12 . See HONORABLE.

Note: In 1 Corinthians 11:13 , prepo, "to be becoming," is rendered in the AV, "is it comely?" RV, "is it seemly?" See BECOME , SEEMLY.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Comeliness, Comely'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​c/comeliness-comely.html. 1940.