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Betroth
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
in the Active Voice, signifies "to woo a woman and ask for her in marriage;" in the NT, only in the Passive Voice, "to be promised in marriage, to be betrothed," Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:27; 2:5 , RV, "betrothed," (AV, "espoused"). See ESPOUSED.
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Betroth'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/b/betroth.html. 1940.