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Swift, Swiftly
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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denotes "swift" in Romans 3:15 . See SHARP.
"swift, speedy," is used in James 1:19 . Cp. tacheos, tachu and tacheion, "quickly," tachos, "quickness, speed."
a poetical and late form of No. 2, "of swift approach," is used in 2 Peter 1:14 , RV, "swiftly" (AV, "shortly"), lit., "(the putting off of my tabernacle is) swift," i.e., "imminent;" in 2 Peter 2:1 , "swift (destruction)." In the Sept., Proverbs 1:16; Isaiah 59:7; Habakkuk 1:6 .
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Swift, Swiftly'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/swift-swiftly.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Swift, Swiftly'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/swift-swiftly.html. 1940.
