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accepted

Meaning of “accepted”

1. Received, approved, or regarded with favour. 2. Of a time, favourable.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
29 occurrences28 verses13 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:7

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1 Samuel 18:5
¶ And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 18:5 · retained source text

¶ And Dauid went out, whither soeuer Saul sent him, and behaued himselfe wisely: and Saul set him ouer the men of warre, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Sauls seruants.

1611 marginal noteOr, prospered.

1 Samuel 25:35
So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:35 · retained source text

So Dauid receiued of her hand that which shee had brought him, and sayd vnto her, Goe vp in peace to thine house; See, I haue hearkened to thy voyce, and haue accepted thy person.

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Kindly received; regarded; agreed to; understood; received as a bill of exchange.

volume 1, leaf 112, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 157)