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ξαίνω

MainId: 003480000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ξ

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'In {S:04000602800024} the Sinaiticus manuscript has an interesting reading, οὐ ξένουσιν (= οὐ ξαίνουσιν), thus providing three processes or activities involving cloth rather than two. However, in view of the relatively limited support for this reading, most translators follow the text which has αὐξάνουσιν they grow.'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003480001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003480001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 48.1

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Activities Involving Cloth

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-11 12:44:00

         DefinitionShort: to comb wool as an initial step in the making of wool thread{N:001}

         Glosses: to comb wool

         Comments: οὐ ξαίνουσιν οὐδὲ νήθουσιν οὐδὲ κοπιῶσιν ‘they do not comb wool, spin, or work hard’ {S:04000602800024} (apparatus)

      LEXReferences: MAT 6:28