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betray

Meaning of “betray”

To deliver a person into an enemy's hands by treachery or fraud, violating trust or confidence.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
18 occurrences18 verses5 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Chronicles 12:17

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Luke 22:4
And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 22:4 · retained source text

And he went his way, and communed with the chiefe Priests and captaines, how he might betray him vnto them.

Luke 22:6
And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 22:6 · retained source text

And he promised, and sought opportunitie to betray him vnto them in the absence of the multitude.

1611 marginal noteOr, without tumult.

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To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; more generally, to violate trust or confidence by unfaithfulness.

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