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acquaintance

Meaning of “acquaintance”

A person known or familiar to one.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
11 occurrences11 verses5 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Kings 12:5

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2 Kings 12:5
Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 12:5 · retained source text

Let the priests take it to them, euery man of his acquaintance, and let them repaire the breaches of the house, wheresoeuer any breach shalbe found.

2 Kings 12:7
Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 12:7 · retained source text

Then king Iehoash called for Iehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and saide vnto them, Why repaire ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receiue no more money of your acquaintance, but deliuer it for the breaches of the house.

Job 19:13
He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
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1611 witness · Job 19:13 · retained source text

Hee hath put my brethren farre from me, and mine acquaintance are verely estranged from me.

Job 42:11
Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.
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1611 witness · Job 42:11 · retained source text

Then came there vnto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had bin of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoned him, and comforted him ouer all the euill that the LORD had brought vpon him: euery man also gaue him a piece of money, and euery one an eare-ring of gold.

Psalms 31:11
I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
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1611 witness · Psalms 31:11 · retained source text

I was a reproch among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a feare to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without, fled from me.

Psalms 55:13
But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 55:13 · retained source text

But it was thou, a man, mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

1611 marginal noteHeb. a man according to my ranke.

Psalms 88:8
Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
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1611 witness · Psalms 88:8 · retained source text

Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from mee: thou hast made me an abomination vnto them: I am shut vp, and I cannot come forth.

Psalms 88:18
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
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1611 witness · Psalms 88:18 · retained source text

Louer and friend hast thou put farre from me: and mine acquaintance into darkenesse.

Luke 2:44
But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
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1611 witness · Luke 2:44 · retained source text

But they supposing him to haue bene in the company, went a daies iourney, and they sought him among their kinsefolke and acquaintance.

Luke 23:49
And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
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1611 witness · Luke 23:49 · retained source text

And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood a farre off, beholding these things.

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A person or persons well known; persons one has been accustomed to see and converse with.

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