ἀρέτη
arétē
“properly, manliness (valor), i.e. excellence (intrinsic or attributed)”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
properly, manliness (valor), i.e. excellence (intrinsic or attributed)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
goodness, good quality of any kind; a gracious act of God, 1 Pet. 2:9; 2 Pet. 1:3; virtue, uprightness, Phil. 4:8; 2 Pet. 1:5*
Translated in KJV as
praisevirtue
Etymology
from the same as G730 (ἄῤῥην);
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