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believed

Meaning of “believed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of believe. Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

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First occurrence: Genesis 15:6

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Luke 1:45
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 1:45 · retained source text

And blessed is she that beleeued, for there shalbe a performance of those things, which were told her from the Lord.

1611 marginal noteOr, which beleeued, that there.

Luke 20:5
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 20:5 · retained source text

And they reasoned with themselues, saying, If wee shall say, From heauen, he will say, Why then beleeued yee him not?

Luke 24:11
And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 24:11 · retained source text

And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they beleeued them not.

Luke 24:41
And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 24:41 · retained source text

And while they yet beleeued not for ioy, and wondered, hee saide vnto them, Haue ye here any meat?

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