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abroad

Meaning of “abroad”

Out of doors or away from one’s usual place; outward, away, or throughout a wide area.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
80 occurrences78 verses31 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 10:18

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Luke 1:65
And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judæa.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 1:65 · retained source text

And feare came on all that dwelt round about them, and all these sayings were noised abroad thorowout all the hill countrey of Iudea.

1611 marginal noteOr, things.

Luke 2:17
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 2:17 · retained source text

And when they had seene it, they made knowen abroad the saying, which was told them, concerning this child.

Luke 5:15
But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 5:15 · retained source text

But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him, and great multitudes came together to heare, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

Luke 8:17
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 8:17 · retained source text

For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest: neither any thing hid, that shall not be knowen, and come abroad.

1611 marginal noteMat. 10.26.

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Historical definitions

Out of one's house; away from home; from a distance.

printed p. 258; PDF p. 278; Internet Archive leaf n277