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(in the plur. יְצַרַים, yetsirim, forms, Job 17:7; μέλη, parts, i.e. limbs) properly denotes a part of the natural body (1 Corinthians 12:12-25); figuratively, sensual affection, like a body consisting of many members (Romans 7:23); also true believers, members of Christ's Mystical body, as forming one society or body, of which Christ is the head (Ephesians 4:25).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Member'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​m/member.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Member'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​m/member.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.