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Lois

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GREEK · G6943

διπλοΐς

diplois — a doubled garment

a double cloak , like δίπλαξ, [variant datesAnthology Palantina from διπλόος (ML)

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GREEK · G7306

ἐξέδρα

exedra — an inner chamber

Lat. exhedra, a hall or arcade in the gymnasia, a sort of cloister , (Euripides) (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

The maternal grandmother of Timothy. She is commended by Paul for her faith (2 Tim. 1:5).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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