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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: λίμνη

(Strong's #3041 — Noun Feminine — limne — lim'-nay )

"a lake," is used (a) in the Gospels, only by Luke, of the Sea of Galilee, Luke 5:2; 8:22,23,33 , called Gennesaret in Luke 5:1 (Matthew and Mark use thalassa, "a sea"); (b) of the "lake" of fire, Revelation 19:20; 20:10,14,15; 21:8 .

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