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Courteous, Courteously

Courteous, Courteously "lowly-minded," is used in 1Pe 3:8, "be courteous," AV (RV, "humble-minded"). lit., "friendly," or, more fully, "with friendly thoughtfulness" (philos, "friend," phren, "the mind"), is f...

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Courteous, Courteously

"lowly-minded," is used in 1Pe 3:8, "be courteous," AV (RV, "humble-minded").

lit., "friendly," or, more fully, "with friendly thoughtfulness" (philos, "friend," phren, "the mind"), is found in Act 28:7, of the hospitality showed by Publius to Paul and his fellow-shipwrecked travelers. Note: Some mss. have the corresponding adjective philophron, "courteous," in 1Pe 3:8; the most authentic mss. have tapeinophron, "humble-minded."

is translated "courteously" in Act 27:3, AV; RV, "kindly" (Eng., "philanthropically"). See KINDLY.

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