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Oct 31, 2018 · This list is far from exhaustive but provides an adequate sample of the words found in the KJV which are rarely if ever used in modern English. (1) To set in order or to place things or people in proper arrangement. (2) to clothe or dress in garments, often decorative or ceremonial. Come to one’s senses; Reconsider.
Aug 6, 2024 · smite = to strike sharply or heavily, especially with the hand or a handheld weapon; may result in death or severe injury. smitten = struck; killed. standest = stand; standing. smote = struck sharply or heavily —past tense of “smite”. soever = whomsoever; at all; in any kind; of any kind; to any possible or known extent.
This fully updated second edition of a work begun by Jonathan Eastwood (1824–1864) was first published in 1884. It draws on Wright's extensive experience in both literary and biblical study and offers a clear and detailed glossary of hundreds of obsolete and archaic words commonly used in the Authorised Version of the Bible.
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Feb 9, 2009 · People; The Bible word-book : a glossary of archaic words and phrases in the authorized version of the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer Bookreader Item Preview
An asterisk * means that the word is used in other passages with its normal meaning, or with one of the meanings given. This is not a complete list of unfamiliar or archaic words. We would recommend that the reader use a good English language dictionary to aid in understanding words which this list does not define.
The new translations have made the Bible “easier” to read, whereby they can “coast” people into reading it. In other words, lowering the standards while at the same time negatively impacting the doctrine. If you run across an archaic word you don’t understand then: keep reading for the context; prayerfully store in your mind for God ...
Jun 29, 2022 · Drawing again from Laurence Vance’s Archaic Words and the Authorized Version we turn to Appendix 4 where he lists all the archaic words he found in the NIV, NASB, NKJV, and NRSV. It seem fair to conclude that archaic words would fall among those most suited to be False Friends seeing that archaic words have either passed out of use or are on the verge of passing out of use.
