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πιότης
piotēs
G4096
G:N-F Greek

richness

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piotes denotes the richness attributed to the olive tree’s root in Romans 11:17.

Its sole attested use denotes the richness belonging to the olive tree’s root, of which the grafted wild olive tree becomes a sharer.

Senses in use

  1. Richness belonging to the olive tree’s root · dominant

    In Romans 11:17, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the phrase concerning the root of the olive tree; the APB renders the clause “became a sharer of the root of the richness of the olive tree,” presenting this richness as something shared by the grafted tree.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Romans 11:17, the APB includes “the richness of the olive tree” in its rendering of the clause. It cannot establish a more specific English equivalent beyond that phrase.

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