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ado

Meaning of “ado”

Commotion, stir, or fuss.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Mark 5:39

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The KJV occurrence

KJV PCE
Mark 5:39
And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 5:39 · retained source text

And when he was come in, hee saith vnto them, Why make yee this adoe, and weepe? the damosell is not dead, but sleepeth.

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1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Doing; business; work; stir; fuss.

printed p. 258; PDF p. 278; Internet Archive leaf n277