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EXHORT', egzhort'. L. exhortor ex and hortor, to encourage, to embolden, to cheer, to advise. The primary sense seems to be to excite or to give strength, spirit or courage.

1. To incite by words or advice to animate or urge by arguments to a good deed or to any laudable conduct or course of action.

I exhort you to be of good cheer. Acts 27 .

Young men also exhort to be sober minded.

Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters. Titus 2

2. To advise to warn to caution.
3. To incite or stimulate to exertion.

EXHORT', To deliver exhortation to use words or arguments to incite to good deeds.

And with many other words did he testify and exhort. Acts 2

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Entry for 'Exhort'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​e/exhort.html.
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