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against

1,667 occurrences1,390 versesFirst: Genesis 4:8

COMBINED MEANING

Meaning of against

Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Reviewed KJV-relevant meaning

Meaning drawn from:

Skeat 1893

WORD FAMILY

Related forms

Root: gain

Profit, advantage, or increase; as a verb, to obtain or win.

againgainedgainsagainstgain

HISTORICAL DEFINITIONS

Approved source definitions

Skeat 1893 · headword: AGAINST

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As a preposition, exposed to, as in 'against the sun'; of time, by the time that.

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

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