Subtlety
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Subtlety (3 Occurrences)

Matthew 26:4 and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him. (ASV DBY)

Mark 14:1 Now after two days was 'the feast of' the passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with subtlety, and kill him: (ASV DBY)

2 Kings 10:19 Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all of his worshippers, and all of his priests. Let none be absent; for I have a great sacrifice to Baal. Whoever is absent, he shall not live." But Jehu did it in subtlety, intending that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. (WEB JPS ASV)

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Subtlety (3 Occurrences)
... discrimination. 3. (n.) Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive. Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia. SUBTIL; SUBTLE; SUBTLETY; SUBTILTY. sub ...
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Subtilty (9 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The quality or state of being subtle; thinness; fineness; as, the subtlety
of air or light. 2. (n.) Refinement; extreme acuteness; subtlety. ...
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Subtle (5 Occurrences)
... apprehension; elusive. 4. (superl.) Smooth and deceptive. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. SUBTIL; SUBTLE; SUBTLETY; SUBTILTY. sub'-til ...
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Subtil (3 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia SUBTIL; SUBTLE; SUBTLETY; SUBTILTY.
sub'-til, sut'-'-l, sut'-'-l-ti (chakham, nakhal, mirmah; dolos ...
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Old (3966 Occurrences)
... 4. The Invasion of Subtlety: Even in this neutral garden existence it is noteworthy
that the man's nature evinces its superiority to the animal in the absence ...
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Lying (203 Occurrences)
... results and penalties therefor. A careful study of these illustrations
will reveal the subtlety of falsehood. Sometimes a lie is ...
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Worshippers (45 Occurrences)
... Whoever is absent, he shall not live." But Jehu did it in subtlety, intending that
he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. (WEB KJV JPS ASV). ...
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Fails (35 Occurrences)
... Whoever is absent, he shall not live." But Jehu did it in subtlety, intending
that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. (See NIV). ...
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Refine (9 Occurrences)
... 4. (vi) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence. 5. (vi) To affect nicety
or subtlety in thought or language. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Refinement (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an affected
subtlety; as, refinements of logic. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
SUBTIL; SUBTLE; SUBTLETY; SUBTILTY

sub'-til, sut'-'-l, sut'-'-l-ti (chakham, nakhal, mirmah; dolos): These words are used

(1) in a good sense: 2 Samuel 13:3, chakham, "wise," "Jonadab was a very subtle (the American Standard Revised Version "subtle") man" (discreet); Proverbs 1:4, `ormah, "prudence," "to give subtlety to the simple," the American Standard Revised Version and the English Revised Version margin "prudence"; The Wisdom of Solomon 7:22, leptos, "thin," said of the spirit in Wisdom (very fine or refined); 8:8, strophe, "winding," "subtilties of speeches"; Ecclesiasticus 39:2, "subtil parables," the Revised Version (British and American) "the subtleties of parables";

(2) in a bad sense: Genesis 3:1, `arum, "crafty," "Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field," the American Standard Revised Version "subtle."

Genesis 27:35, mirmah, "deceit," "fraud," "Thy brother came with subtlety," the Revised Version (British and American) "with guile"; Psalm 105:25, nakhal, "to deceive," the King James Version "deal subtlely," the American Standard Revised Version "subtly"; Proverbs 7:10, natsar, "to watch," "guard," "to be hidden or subtle of heart," the Revised Version (British and American) "wily," margin " `close,' Hebrew `guarded' "; 2 Kings 10:19, `oqebhah, "deceit" or "treachery" (here only); Judith 5:11, katasophizo, "to use subtlety"; Ecclesiasticus 19:25, panourgia, "cunning," "unscrupulousness," "There is an exquisite subtlety, and the same is unjust"; 2 Corinthians 11:3, "The serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety," the Revised Version (British and American) "in his craftiness"; Matthew 26:4, dolos, "deceit," "that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him"; Acts 13:10, "O full of all subtlety and all mischief," the Revised Version (British and American) "all guile and all villany."

English Revised Version has "subtilty" for "wisdom" (Proverbs 8:5, 12), margin and the American Standard Revised Version, "prudence"; for "with subtlety" (the English Revised Version Mark 14:1, the King James Version "by craft") the American Standard Revised Version has "with subtlety."

W. L. Walker

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness.

2. (n.) Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination.

3. (n.) Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive.

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