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sub´til, sut´'l, sut´'l-ti (×—×›×, hÌ£aÌ„khaÌ„m, × ×›×œ, naÌ„khal, מרמה, mirmaÌ„h; δοÌλος, doÌlos): These words are used (1) in a good sense: , hÌ£aÌ„khaÌ„m, “wise,†“Jonadab was a very subtle (the American Standard Revised Version “subtleâ€) man†(discreet); , ‛ormaÌ„h, “prudence,†“to give subtlety to the simple,†the American Standard Revised Version and the English Revised Version margin “prudenceâ€; The Wisdom of Solomon 7:22, leptoÌ„Ìs, “thin,†said of the spirit in Wisdom (very fine or refined); 8:8, stropheÌ„Ì, “winding,†“subtilties of speechesâ€; Ecclesiasticus 39:2, “subtil parables,†the Revised Version (British and American) “the subtleties of parablesâ€; (2) in a bad sense: , ‛aÌ„ruÌ„m, “crafty,†“Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field,†the American Standard Revised Version “subtle.â€
, mirmaÌ„h, “deceit,†“fraud,†“Thy brother came with subtlety,†the Revised Version (British and American) “with guileâ€; , naÌ„khal, “to deceive,†the King James Version “deal subtlely,†the American Standard Revised Version “subtlyâ€; , naÌ„car, “to watch,†“guard,†“to be hidden or subtle of heart,†the Revised Version (British and American) “wily,†margin “ 'close,' Hebrew 'guarded'“; , ‛okÌ£ebhaÌ„h, “deceit†or “treachery†(here only); Judith 5:11, katasophıÌzoÌ„, “to use subtletyâ€; Ecclesiasticus 19:25, panourgıÌa, “cunning,†“unscrupulousness,†“There is an exquisite subtlety, and the same is unjustâ€; , “The serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety,†the Revised Version (British and American) “in his craftinessâ€; , dolos, “deceit,†“that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill himâ€; , “O full of all subtlety and all mischief,†the Revised Version (British and American) “all guile and all villany.â€
English Revised Version has “subtilty†for “wisdom†(, ), margin and the American Standard Revised Version, “prudenceâ€; for “with subtlety†(the English Revised Version , the King James Version “by craftâ€) the American Standard Revised Version has “with subtlety.â€