Debate
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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
DEBATE . This word had formerly the meaning of ‘strife,’ as in the Geneva tr. [Note: translate or translation.] of Genesis 13:7 , ‘there was debate between the heardmen of Abrams cattell, and the heardmen of Lots cattell.’
King James Dictionary [2]
DEBATE, n.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [3]
Romans 1:29 2 Corinthians 12:20Strife.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
dē̇ -bāt ´: This word is used only once in the Revised Version (British and American) ( Proverbs 25:9 ). It evidently refers to the settling of a difficulty with a neighbor, and anticipates Matthew 18:15 . It argues for and shows the advantage of private, peaceable settlement of difficulties. Compare Ecclesiasticus 28:9, and see Makebates .
