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build

Meaning of “build”

To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
162 occurrences154 verses35 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 11:4

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Matthew 23:29
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 23:29 · retained source text

Woe vnto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because ye build the tombes of the Prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

Matthew 26:61
And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 26:61 · retained source text

And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the Temple of God, and to build it in three dayes.

1611 marginal noteIohn 2.19.

Mark 14:58
We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 14:58 · retained source text

We heard him say, I will destroy this Temple that is made with hands, and within three dayes I will build another made without hands.

Luke 11:47
Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 11:47 · retained source text

Woe vnto you: for ye build the sepulchres of the Prophets, and your fathers killed them.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 23.29.

Luke 11:48
Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 11:48 · retained source text

Truely ye beare witnesse that ye allowe the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and yee build their sepulchres.

Luke 12:18
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 12:18 · retained source text

And he said, This will I doe, I will pull downe my barnes, and build greater, and there will I bestow all my fruits, and my goods.

Luke 14:28
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 14:28 · retained source text

For which of you intending to build a towre, sitteth not downe first, and counteth the cost, whether he haue sufficient to finish it?

Luke 14:30
Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 14:30 · retained source text

Saying, This man beganne to build, and was not able to finish.

Acts 7:49
Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 7:49 · retained source text

Heauen is my throne, and earth is my footestoole: What house will ye build me, saith the Lord? Or what is the place of my rest?

Acts 15:16
After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 15:16 · retained source text

After this I will returne, and wil build againe the Tabernacle of Dauid, which is fallen downe: and I will build againe the ruines thereof, and I will set it vp:

1611 marginal noteAmos 9.11

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To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.

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