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ἐξέραμα
exerama
G1829
G:N-N Greek

vomit

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exerama denotes what a dog returns to in the proverb cited in 2 Peter 2:22.

The attested use names the object to which the dog returns in the proverb cited in 2 Peter 2:22.

Senses in use

  1. The object of a dog's return · dominant

    In 2 Peter 2:22, the accusative singular neuter form occurs in the proverb's clause about a dog returning to its own vomit; the APB renders the clause, "The dog returns to its own vomit."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 2:22, the APB presents the term within the clause, "The dog returns to its own vomit." The verse is read as a whole.

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