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Figures of Speech Used in the Bible: Explained and Illustrated is unavailable, but you can change that!

Public Domain E. W. Bullinger describes 217 figures of speech, each with etymology, descriptions, and citations from the Bible. Nearly 8000 biblical passages are cited.

“Whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister (or servant).” And in the next verse the meaning is the same, but the Epitasis is added, “of all”:—“Whosoever will be the chiefest, shall be the servant of all.” John 13:34.—“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another—(then the Epitasis is added)—as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” Acts 7:5.—“And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on.” Rom. 13:1.—“The powers that be are