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This legalistic interpretation of the etymology contradicts the word found in the Septuagint translation of the Book of Job (Chapter 16, Verse 2), the meaning of which is specifically "comforter".

In Classical Greek

The term is not common in non-Jewish texts. The best-known use is by Demosthenes:

A Greek-English Lexicon cites the example of a court of justice.

In Judaism

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