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Bible Dictionaries
Feel, Feeling, Felt
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
or "to know, perceive," is translated "she felt (in her body)," of the woman with the issue of blood, Mark 5:29 , i.e., she became aware of the fact, See KNOW.
"to think, to be minded," is translated "I felt" in the RV of 1 Corinthians 13:11 (for AV, "I understood"). See CAREFUL.
"to feel or grope about" (from psao, "to touch"), expressing the motion of the hands over a surface, so as to "feel" it, is used (a) metaphorically, of seeking after God, Acts 17:27; (b) literally, of physical handling or touching Luke 24:39; with 1 John 1:1; Hebrews 12:18 . See HANDLE , TOUCH.
"to have a fellow-feeling for or with," is rendered "touched with the feeling of" in Hebrews 4:15; "have compassion" in Hebrews 10:34 . See COMPASSION.
signifies "to cease to feel pain for" (apo, "from," algeo, "to feel pain;" cp. Eng., "neuralgia"); hence, to be callous, "past feeling," insensible to honor and shame, Ephesians 4:19 .
Note: In Acts 28:5 pascho, "to suffer," is rendered "felt (no harm)," RV, "took," lit., "suffered no ill (effect)."These files are public domain.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Feel, Feeling, Felt'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/f/feel-feeling-felt.html. 1940.
