Comeliness, Comely - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Comeliness, Comely

[ A-1,Noun,G2157, euschemosune ]
elegance of figure, gracefulness, comeliness" (eu, "well," schema, "a form"), is found in this sense in 1 Corinthians 12:23.

[ B-1,Adjective,G2158, euschemon ]
akin to A, "elegant in figure, well formed, graceful," is used in 1 Corinthians 12:24, of parts of the body (See above); in 1 Corinthians 7:35 RV, "(that which is) seemly," AV, "comely;" "honourable," Mark 15:43; Acts 13:50; Acts 17:12. See HONORABLE.

Note: In 1 Corinthians 11:13, prepo, "to be becoming," is rendered in the AV, "is it comely?" RV, "is it seemly?" See BECOME, SEEMLY.

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