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Ἀλλ’ ἐσθ’ ὁ θάνατος λοῖσθος ἰατρός κακῶν → But death is the ultimate healer of ills

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|strgr=[[probably]] of [[Hebrew]] [[origin]] ([[compare]] נְאוֹת); Nain, a [[place]] in [[Palestine]]: Nain.
|strgr=[[probably]] of [[Hebrew]] [[origin]] ([[compare]] נְאוֹת); Nain, a [[place]] in [[Palestine]]: Nain.
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|txtha=(WH [[Ναΐν]] (cf. Iota) (נָאִין, a [[pasture]]; cf. Simonis, Onomast. N. T., p. 115), ἡ, Nain, a [[town]] of Galilee, [[situated]] at the [[northern]] [[base]] of Little Hermon; [[modern]] Nein, a [[petty]] [[village]] [[inhabited]] by a [[very]] [[few]] families, and [[not]] to be [[confounded]] [[with]] a [[village]] of the [[same]] [[name]] [[beyond]] the Jordan (Josephus, b. j. 4,9, 4): Luke 7:11. (Cf. Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, i. 552f.)
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Revision as of 18:13, 28 August 2017

English (Strong)

probably of Hebrew origin (compare נְאוֹת); Nain, a place in Palestine: Nain.

English (Thayer)

(WH Ναΐν (cf. Iota) (נָאִין, a pasture; cf. Simonis, Onomast. N. T., p. 115), ἡ, Nain, a town of Galilee, situated at the northern base of Little Hermon; modern Nein, a petty village inhabited by a very few families, and not to be confounded with a village of the same name beyond the Jordan (Josephus, b. j. 4,9, 4): Luke 7:11. (Cf. Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, i. 552f.)