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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of flies, of the family Muscidæ, or giving name to a family Dexiidæ.
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Examples
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The old Latin reads "gloria sua," the translator having evidently mistaken dexia for doxe.
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001
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Jdg. 16: 29 kai ekratesen hena te dexia autou kai hena te aristera autou.
A Grammar of Septuagint Greek 1856-1924 1905
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_Pisteuo eis theon patera pantokratora; kai eis Christon Iesoun [ton] huion autou ton monogene, ton kupion hemon, ton gennethenta ek pneumatos hagiou kai Marias tes parthenou, ton epi Pontiou Pilatou staurothenta kai taphenta, te trite hemera anastanta ek [ton] nekron, anabanta eis tous ouranous, kathemenon en dexia tou patros, hothen erchetai krinai zontas kai nekrous; kai eis pneuma hagion, hagian ekklesian aphesin hamartion, sapkos anastasin.
Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church 1894
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But this is unintelligible until it is remembered that our Lord is often spoken of by the Fathers as [Greek: hê dexia tou hypsistou ... kolpos de tês dexias ho Patêr].
The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels John William Burgon 1850
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God has exalted him, te dexia autou -- with his right hand, that is, by his power put forth; Christ is said to live by the power of God.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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* kai ekratesen hena te dexia autou kai hena te aristera autou:
A Grammar of Septuagint Greek 1856-1924 1905
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A. Scholz’s notion of explaining this by Isai.xlv. 7 (where dexia is used, not cheir) is unsatisfactory.v. 40 Oʹ, Th. The attempt to explain (Marshall in Hastings’ D.B. art.
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