International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Licence

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Licence


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lı̄´sens: This word is not found at all in the Revised Version (British and American) (except in Judith 11:14; Ecclesiasticus 15:20; 1 Macc 1:13), and twice only in the King James Version (except in 2 Macc 4:9), both times in Acts. In (as translation of ἐπιτρέπω, epitrépō) the American Standard Revised Version has “leave” where the King James Version has “licence.” In , “opportunity to make his defense” (as translation of τόπον a̓πολογίας, tópon apologı́as) takes the place of “have licence to answer for himself.”