Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:3 · retained source text
Because I wil publish the Name of the LORD: ascribe yee greatnesse vnto our God.
KJV dictionary & concordance
ascribe
Meaning of “ascribe”
To attribute, assign, acknowledge, or declare a quality as belonging to someone.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Cawdrey 1604Webster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses3 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 32:3
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “ascribe”
I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 36:3 · retained source text
I will fetch my knowledge from afarre, and will ascribe righteousnesse to my Maker.
ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 68:34 · retained source text
Ascribe yee strength vnto God: his excellencie is ouer Israel, and his strength is in the cloudes.
1611 marginal noteOr, heauens.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Bullokar 1616
Open source edition ↗To impute, apply, or account.
Cawdrey 1604
Open source edition ↗Give to, adde to, attribute unto.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗[Latin ascribo, of ad and scribo, to write.] 1. To attribute, impute, or set to, as to a cause; to assign, as effect to a cause; as, losses are often to be ascribed to imprudence. 2. To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider or allege to belong; as, to ascribe perfection to God, or imperfection to man. Job 36:3. Psalms 68:34. 1 Samuel 18:8.