Bible Encyclopedias
Dote
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
dōt : "To dote" means either "to be weakminded" or "to be foolishly fond." In the latter sense it is employed in Ezekiel 23:5; in the former, in Jeremiah 50:36 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "shall become fools"); the King James Version Sirach 25:2 (the Revised Version (British and American) "lacking understanding"), and the King James Version 1 Timothy 6:4 (the Revised Version, margin "to be sick"; the King James Version margin"a fool").
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Dote'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/d/dote.html. 1915.