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    Griffith

    GRIF-ith

    Meaning

    Strong lord; Chief

    Welsh origin · Boy

    What it points to

    Griffith serves under the Chief Shepherd — a crown of glory that never fades, the great Shepherd brought again from the dead.

    Verses · King James Version

    “And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.”

    1 Peter 5:4

    “Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep.”

    Hebrews 13:20

    Most used in the 1890s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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