“to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner”
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to use, make use of, employ, Acts 27:17; 1 Cor. 7:31; to take advantage of, 1 Cor. 7:21; 9:12, 15; to use, to treat, behave towards, Acts 27:3; 2 Cor. 13:10
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Etymology
middle voice of a primary verb (perhaps rather from G5495 (χείρ), to handle);
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