International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Folk

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Folk


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fōk: The translation of עם, ‛am, עם, ‛ām “a people or nation” (, “some of the folk that are with me”; , “The conies are but a feeble folk”); of לאם, le'ōm, with the same meaning (, “the folk in the fire,” the Revised Version (British and American) “the nations for the fire”); “sick folk” is the translation of ἄῤῥωστος, árrhōstos, “not strong” (); of τῶν ἀσθενούντων, tō̇n asthenoúntōn, participle of ἀσθενέω, asthenéō, “to be without strength,” “weak,” “sick” (, the Revised Version (British and American) “them that were sick”); “sick folks,” of ἀσθενεῖς, astheneı́s plural of ἀσθενής, asthenḗs, “without strength,” the Revised Version (British and American) “sick folk” ().