Bible Encyclopedias
Lukewarm
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(χλιαρός, tepid), moderately warm; spoken figuratively of Christians in a half-backslidden state (Revelation 3:16), who are threatened with the divine excision, as we instinctively reject from the mouth water in this insipid state.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lukewarm'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/l/lukewarm.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.