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ἐκπτύω
ekptuō
G1609
G:V Greek

to spit out

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ekptuo describes the rejection Paul says the Galatians did not direct toward him amid his bodily trial.

The sole attested use describes a forceful rejection that Paul says the Galatians did not direct toward him while his flesh tested them.

Senses in use

  1. Rejecting someone in response to offense · dominant

    In Galatians 4:14, the aorist active indicative plural form occurs in Paul’s statement that the Galatians did not respond to his bodily trial with this action; the APB renders the clause “you did not despise or reject me.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Galatians 4:14, the APB presents the clause as “you did not despise or reject me.” It does not isolate the lemma from the paired English wording.

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