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ENGRAFT

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To implant or firmly establish. In James 1:21 believers are urged to receive the implanted word with meekness.

Definition

To engraft is to implant or establish something firmly, like a graft placed into another plant.

Biblical Usage

James 1:21 urges believers to receive with meekness the implanted word. The Revised Version uses “implant” where the King James Version has “engraft.”

Historical Bible Dictionaries

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>en-graft' (Jas 1:21 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) IMPLANT).</p>
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