| Figure Name | negatio |
| Source | Bullinger (1898) ("negatio; or, negation") |
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| Synonyms | negation |
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| Type | None |
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| Definition |
1. Spontaneous Negation. Negation is used in a similar way as a Figure, when it is a denying of that which has not been affirmed: i.e., when, instead of merely making a statement, it is put in the form of a denial... When the negation is very important, the negative is repeated, or combined with another negative to increase its emphasis. (Bullinger, 929) |
| Example |
1. Paul uses it in Gal. 2:5, "To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour." (Bullinger, 929) |
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| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Ioanna Malton |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
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| Reviewed | No |