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kō̇-mit´: Used in two senses:
(1) “To give in charge†or “entrustâ€: sı̄m, “to put†(); gaÌ„lal, “to roll†(; ); paÌ„kÌ£adh, “to give, in charge†( the King James Version; compare ); tıÌtheÌ„mi, “committed to us (the Revised Version, margin “placed in usâ€) the word of reconciliation†(); , paratheÌ„Ìke, “that which I have committed unto him†(; the Revised Version, margin “that which he hath committed unto me,†Greek “my depositâ€); “that which is committed unto thee†(, Greek “the depositâ€); “that good thing,†etc. (, Greek “the good depositâ€).
(2) “To do or practice (evil)â€: praÌssoÌ„ “commit such things†(, the Revised Version (British and American) “practiceâ€; compare ). In , “doeth sin†(poieÌoÌ„, the King James Version “committeth sinâ€) shows that it is not committing a single sin that is in view, but sinful practice.