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Dropsy

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a well-known disease (mentioned only in Luke 14:2, in the case of the dropsical man, ὑδροπικός, cured by our Savior on the Sabbath), manifested by a morbid collection of watery secretion in any of the cavities of the body. (See DISEASE).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Dropsy'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​d/dropsy.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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