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Discover powerful insights into the original Greek with this revised edition of Colin Brown’s classic reference work. The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis provides pastors, students, and scholars with the background and usage of Greek words in the New Testament—as well as related usage in the Septuagint, Jewish literature, and more. Expanded to include words and...

The vast majority of usages are metaph., with the heart viewed as the very center of human life. Thus, e.g., God emphasizes the inescapable and personal reality of divine punishment by saying that it reaches as deeply as the heart (Jer 4:18). In a number of instances emotions are in view, such as merriment (Judg 16:25), pleasure (18:20), spiritual joy (1 Sam 2:1), tranquillity (Prov 14:30), anger (Deut 19:6), sadness (Isa 61:1), discouragement (Ps 61:2 [60:3]), etc. (A distinct fig. usage, not previously
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