Topic
Exquisite
1 passage cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 18:29ISBE
They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, and poured forth exquisite parables.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
eks'-kwi-sit (akribes):
The Greek word means "accurate" "searched out," equivalent to exquisitus from which "exquisite" is derived. It also means in argument "close," "subtle." In Ecclesiasticus 18:29, we have, "They poured forth exquisite parables," the Revised Version (British and American) "apt proverbs," and 19:25, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American)
"There is an exquisite subtleity, and the same is unjust."
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.