Lexicon
πολυλογία
polulogia
G4180
G:N-F Greek

wordiness

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Polulogia denotes the abundance of words invoked as a reason to expect one’s prayer to be heard.

The attested use concerns an abundance of words treated as the reason a person expects to be heard in prayer.

Senses in use

  1. An abundance of words in prayer · dominant

    In Matthew 6:7, the dative singular feminine form occurs in the stated reason that certain people think they will be heard; the APB renders the clause "for they think that they will be heard because of their wordiness."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 6:7, the APB presents the clause with "because of their wordiness." This rendering confirms the verse’s overall contrast rather than isolating every element of the Greek form.

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