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accept

Meaning of “accept”

Sense 1: To receive or consent to what is offered; to approve. Sense 2: To regard with favour or partiality.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
25 occurrences25 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 32:20

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Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 18:5 · retained source text

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to ouerthrowe the righteous in iudgement.

1611 marginal noteChap.24.23. leuit. 19.15 deut.11.7. and 16.19.

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Historical definitions

To take or receive what is offered, with a consenting mind; to receive with approbation or favor. To regard with partiality; to value or esteem. To consent or agree to; to receive as terms of a contract.

volume 1, leaf 112, column 1-2 (main dictionary)