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Dyscolus

DYSCOLUS, comes from the Greek, Dyscolos, uneasy, froward, rough, impertinent. 1 Pet. ii. 18.St. Peter requires Christian servants to be submissive not only to their masters who are good and gentle, but likewise to the Dyscoli, the froward.

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