Vincent Word Studies - 2 Thessalonians 3:3

Vincent Word Studies - 2 Thessalonians 3:3 - 3:3

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Vincent Word Studies - 2 Thessalonians 3:3 - 3:3

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3:1 - 3:1
3:2 - 3:2
3:3 - 3:3
3:5 - 3:5
3:6 - 3:6
3:7 - 3:7
3:8 - 3:8
3:9 - 3:9
3:10 - 3:10
3:11 - 3:11
3:12 - 3:12
3:13 - 3:13
3:14 - 3:14
3:15 - 3:15
3:16 - 3:16
3:17 - 3:17

From evil (ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ)

Possibly, from the evil one. Τὸ πονηρόν evil is found Rom 12:9; Mat 5:39; but general N.T. usage favors the masculine, personal sense. See Mat 13:19, Mat 13:38; Eph 6:16; 1Jo 2:13, 1Jo 2:14; 1Jo 3:12; 1Jo 5:18. In lxx, τὸ πονηρόν evil is very common: ὁ πονηρὸς a few times, but always of men. See Deu 24:7; Est 7:6; Job 21:30. In Tob 3:8, 17, τὸ πονηρόν δαιμόνιον the wicked demon. The masculine is favored by the Jewish formularies, of which traces appear in the Lord's prayer; by the unanimous tradition of Greek interpreters; by the interpretations of Tertullian and Cyprian, and by the evidence of the Syriac and Sahidic Versions.