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affect to court, to seek after eagerly
Galatians 4:17 — "they zealously affect you" — is about courting someone's loyalty, not about having an effect on them.
Means: to court, to seek after eagerlyIn the KJV: 5 timesStill in use, different meaning
Forms in the text
The word behind it
Where it appears
All 4 verses.
Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
Common questions
What does "affect" mean in the Bible?
In the King James Version affect means to court, to seek after eagerly. Galatians 4:17 — "they zealously affect you" — is about courting someone's loyalty, not about having an effect on them.
How many times does "affect" appear in the King James Version?
5 times, counting its other forms (affected 2 times, affect 2 times, affecteth 1 time).
What Greek word is behind "affect"?
Most often ζηλόω (zēlóō), Strong's G2206, meaning to have warmth of feeling for or against.
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