lip. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for what is spoken. Illustration: Caleb and Joshua (Numbers 14:30; Numbers 14:38).
but for. moment. Illustrations: Ahab (1Ki 22:30, 1 Kings 22:37. Hananiah (Jeremiah 28:2; Jeremiah 28:11. Compare verses: Proverbs 12:15-17); Gehazi (2Ki 5:22, 2 Kings 5:25; 2 Kings 5:27; 2 Kings 10:9); Ananias (Acts 5:5; Acts 5:10; Acts 21:6).