KJV dictionary & concordance

ascribed

Meaning of “ascribed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of ascribe, meaning to attribute, assign, acknowledge, or declare a quality as belonging to someone.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

2 occurrences1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: 1 Samuel 18:8

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1 Samuel 18:8

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And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 1 Samuel 18:8 · retained source text

And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he sayd, They haue ascribed vnto Dauid tenne thousands, and to me they haue ascribed but thousands: and what can he haue more, but the kingdome?

1611 marginal noteHebr. was euill in his eyes.

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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

1 Samuel 18:8 1 Samuel 18:7

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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Attributed or imputed; considered or alleged, as belonging.

volume 1, leaf 206, column 1 (main_dictionary)