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Smooth
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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"smooth," occurs in Luke 3:5 , figurative of the change in Israel from self-righteousness, pride and other forms of evil, to repentance, humility and submission. In the Sept., Genesis 27:11; 1 Samuel 17:40; Proverbs 2:20; 12:13; 26:23; Isaiah 40:4 .
Note: Chrestologia (chrestos, "good," lego, "to speak") is rendered "smooth ... (speech)," in Romans 16:18 , RV (AV, "good words").Copyright Statement
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Smooth'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/smooth.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Smooth'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/smooth.html. 1940.
