Bible Encyclopedias
Exquisite
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
eks´kwi -sit ( ἀκριβής , akribḗs ): The Greek word means "accurate" "searched out," equivalent to exquisitus from which "exquisite" is derived. It also means in argument "close," "subtle." In Ecclesiasticus 18:29, we have, "They poured forth exquisite parables," the Revised Version (British and American) "apt proverbs," and 19:25, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "There is an exquisite subtleity, and the same is unjust.»Copyright Statement
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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Exquisite'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/e/exquisite.html. 1915.