the fame: Ηχος: strong:G2279, the sound; a very elegant metaphor, says Dr. Adam Clarke. The people are represented as struck with astonishment, and the sound goes out through all the coasts; in allusion to the propagation of sound by a smart stroke upon any substance.
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Luke 4:37
Luke 4:37
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