Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
The 1611 reading
Then said Iesus, Let her alone, against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
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First occurrence: Genesis 4:8
Complete exact-word concordance
Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
Then said Iesus, Let her alone, against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
¶ I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
¶ I speake not of you all, I know whom I haue chosen: but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with mee, hath lift vp his heele against me.
1611 marginal notePsal. 41.10.
For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
For some of them thought, because Iudas had the bagge, that Iesus had sayd vnto him, Buy those things that wee haue need of against the feast: or that he should giue some thing to the poore.
Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
Pilate then went out vnto them, and said, What accusation bring you against this man?
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
Iesus answered, Thou couldest haue no power at all against me, except it were giuen thee from aboue: therfore he that deliuered me vnto thee, hath the greater sinne.
And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cæsar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cæsar.
And from thencefore Pilate sought to release him: but the Iewes cried out, saying, If thou let this man goe, thou art not Cesars friend: whosoeuer maketh himselfe a king, speaketh against Cesar.
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Historical English dictionary sources
As a preposition, exposed to, as in 'against the sun'; of time, by the time that.