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b. σημεῖον (LN 33.477) (BAGD 2.c. p. 748): ‘sign’ [EC, LN, Lns, WBC; NAB, NET, NIV, REB, TNT], ‘portent’ [BAGD, BNTC; NRSV], ‘something important’ [CEV], ‘wonder’ [Be; KJV, NCV], ‘a significant event’ [NLT], ‘sight’ [TEV]. Here it is used of a frightening, never-before-seen appearance [BAGD]. A σημεῖον is an object or event that has spiritual significance [TH]. c. οὐρανός (LN 1.5, 1.11) (BAGD 1.b. p. 594): ‘heaven’ [BAGD, EC, LN (1.11), Lns, WBC; KJV, NCV, NET, NIV, NLT, NRSV, REB], ‘sky’ [BAGD,
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