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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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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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Historical definitions

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

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