Aponemo ^632^, "to assign, apportion" (apo, "away," nemo, "to distribute"), is rendered "giving" in <1 Pet. 3:7>, of giving honor to the wife. In the papyri writings it is said of a prefect who "gives" to all their dues.# In the Sept., <Deut. 4:19>.#
(from Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words)
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