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Plaiting

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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plāt´ing , plat´ing (from the Old French, pleit , which is from the Latin plicatum , "fold"): An interweaving, a braiding, a knot; an elaborate gathering of the hair into knots; ἐμπλοκή , emplokḗ , "outward adorning of plaiting the hair" ( 1 Peter 3:3 ). Compare "platted" (crown of thorns) (Matthew 27:29 parallel Mark 15:17; John 19:2 ). See BRAIDED , BRAIDING .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Plaiting'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​p/plaiting.html. 1915.
 
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