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<div> '''1: | <div> '''1: '''''Ἀνεκτός''''' ''' (Strong'S #414 — Adjective — anektos — an-ek-tot'-er-os ) </div> <p> (akin to anecho, in the Middle Voice, "to endure," see [[Endure]] , No. 5) is used in its comparative form, anektoteros, in Matthew 10:15; 11:22,24; Luke 10:12,14; some texts have it in Mark 6:11 . </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_63862" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_63862" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> TOL'ERABLE, a. L. tolerabilis. See Tolerate. </p> 1. That may be borne or endured supportable, either physically or mentally. The cold in [[Canada]] is severe, but tolerable. The insults and indignities of our enemies are not tolerable. <p> It shall be more tolerable for the land of [[Sodom]] and [[Gomorrah]] in the day of judgment, than for that city. Matthew 10 . </p> 2. [[Moderately]] good or agreeable not contemptible not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment or opposition as a tolerable translation a tolerable entertainment a tolerable administration. | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_185963" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_185963" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:02, 14 October 2021
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
(akin to anecho, in the Middle Voice, "to endure," see Endure , No. 5) is used in its comparative form, anektoteros, in Matthew 10:15; 11:22,24; Luke 10:12,14; some texts have it in Mark 6:11 .
King James Dictionary [2]
TOL'ERABLE, a. L. tolerabilis. See Tolerate.
1. That may be borne or endured supportable, either physically or mentally. The cold in Canada is severe, but tolerable. The insults and indignities of our enemies are not tolerable.
It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city. Matthew 10 .
2. Moderately good or agreeable not contemptible not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment or opposition as a tolerable translation a tolerable entertainment a tolerable administration.
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): ( a.) Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation.
(2): ( a.) Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
