Benevolence

New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

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"good will" (eu, "well," nous, "the mind"), is rendered "benevolence" in 1Co 7:3, AV. The RV, following the texts which have opheilen ("due"), has "her due," a more comprehensive expression; in Eph 6:7, "good will."

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