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slı̄t : No connection with "slight," but from the same root as "sly" and so = "cunning." So in Ephesians 4:14 , "sleight of men," for κυβεία , kubeı́a , "dice-plalying" (compare "cube") "gamblers' tricks" "trickery."

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