kwit: Same derivation as "quiet," so that "to be quit" (Ex 21:19,28;Jos 2:20the King James Version) is "to be relieved of responsibility," naqah, naqi, "guiltless" (so the Revised Version (British and American)Jos 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 in1Sa 4:9it is used for hayah, "to be," while in1Co 16:13andrizomai, means "to behave like a man."
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, General Editor, 1844–1913 edition.