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Ado (Hastings' Dictionary)

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904)· Public Domain

Mk 5»» 'Why make ye this ado?' (RV ' Why make ye a tumult ? '). The older form is at do, where 'at' is the prep, before the infin., found chiefly in northern Eng. and supposed to come from the Scandinavian. ' We have other things at do,' Toumeley Mysteries, p. 181. 'At do ' was contracted into ' ado,' and then looked upon as s subst. Cf. Shaks. Tarn, of Shr. V. 1— ' Let* s follow, to see the end of this ado.'

While throwing it out of Mk 5", the RV ii,troduce» ' ado ' into Ac 20" ' Make ye no ado (AV ' Trouble not yourselves '), for his life is in him,' though the Gr. (dopv^ttadt) ia the same in both places. J. Hastings.

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Ado

Ado a-doo': Found only in Mr 5:39 King James Version: "Why make ye this ado and weep?" Here "make ado" is used to translate the Greek verb thorubeomai (compare Mt 9:23 the King James Version, where it is likewise rendered "making a noise"). "Ado" as a substantive is Old English for "trouble" or "fuss," used only in the sing.; and in the early English versions it combined well with the verb "make," as here, to translate the Greek word rendered elsewhere "causing an uproar," or "tumult," "making a noise," etc. (see Ac 17:5; 20:10). Compare Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet,III , 4, "We'll keep no great ado;--a friend or two." ⇒See the definition of ado in the KJV Dictionary George B. Eager

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  3. Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
  4. Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
  5. Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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