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able

Meaning of “able”

Having physical power sufficient; having competent power or strength, bodily or mental.

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160 occurrences155 verses42 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 13:6

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Acts 6:10
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 6:10 · retained source text

And they were not able to resist the wisedome and the spirit by which he spake.

Acts 15:10
Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 15:10 · retained source text

Now therfore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke vpon the necke of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to beare?

1611 marginal noteMat. 23.4.

Acts 20:32
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 20:32 · retained source text

And now brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you vp, and to giue you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

Acts 25:5
Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.
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1611 witness · Acts 25:5 · retained source text

Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go downe with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickednesse in him.

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