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Behalf

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: μέρος

(Strong's #3313 — Noun Neuter — meros — mer'-os )

"a part," is translated "behalf" in the AV of 2 Corinthians 9:3 (RV, "respect") and 1 Peter 4:16; here the most authentic texts have onoma, "a name;" hence RV, "in this name." See COAST , CRAFT , PART , PIECE , PORTION , RESPECT , SORT.

2: ὑπέρ

(Strong's #5228 — Preposition — huper — hoop-er' )

"on behalf of," is to be distinguished from anti, "instead of." See Note +, p. 9.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Behalf'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​b/behalf.html. 1940.