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acceptable

Meaning of “acceptable”

Pleasing, welcome, favourable, or fit to be received or approved.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
23 occurrences23 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Leviticus 22:20

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Isaiah 49:8
Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
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1611 witness · Isaiah 49:8 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time haue I heard thee, and in a day of saluation haue I helped thee: and I will preserue thee, and giue thee for a couenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherite the desolate heritages:

1611 marginal noteOr, raise vp.

1611 marginal note1.Cor.6.2.

Isaiah 58:5
Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 58:5 · retained source text

Is it such a fast that I haue chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soule? Is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackecloth and ashes vnder him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?

1611 marginal noteOr, to afflict his soule for a day?

1611 marginal noteZech.7.5.

1611 marginal noteLeuit.16.29.

Isaiah 61:2
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
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1611 witness · Isaiah 61:2 · retained source text

To proclaime the acceptable yere of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourne:

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Historical definitions

Agreeable or pleasing in person. That may be received with pleasure.

volume 1, leaf 112, column 2 (main_dictionary)