Quit

QUIT kwit:

Same derivation as "quiet," so that "to be quit" (Exodus 21:19,28; Joshua 2:20 the King James Version) is "to be relieved of responsibility," naqah, naqi, "guiltless" (so the Revised Version (British and American) Joshua 2:20). Hence, "to quit one's self" means "to be freed by discharging a duty." The phrase in English Versions of the Bible, however, is a gloss for in 1 Samuel 4:9 it is used for hayah, "to be," while in 1 Corinthians 16:13 andrizomai, means "to behave like a man."

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'QUIT'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.