For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
The 1611 reading
For this my sonne was dead, and is aliue againe; hee was lost, & is found. And they began to be merie.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Living; having life; not dead. Sense 2: Continuing or active in life, force, or operation.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 6:19
Complete exact-word concordance
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
For this my sonne was dead, and is aliue againe; hee was lost, & is found. And they began to be merie.
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
It was meete that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is aliue againe: and was lost, and is found.
And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
And when they found not his bodie, they came, saying, that they had also seene a vision of Angels, which saide that he was aliue.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Having life, in opposition to dead; living. In a state of action; unextinguished; undestroyed; unexpired; in force or operation.