International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Adventure

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Adventure


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ad-ven´t̬ū̇r: “To risk,” “to dare,” referring always to an undertaking attended with some peril ( : “My father adventured his life”). Compare . So also : “Riches perish by evil adventure.” Only once in New Testament for δίδωμι, dı́dōmı̄ (), where Paul's friends beg him “not to adventure himself (archaic for “venture”) into theater.