Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Philemon 1:11 · retained source text
Which in time past was to thee vnprofitable: but now profitable to thee and to me:
KJV dictionary & concordance
but
Meaning of “but”
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828
3,994 occurrences3,751 verses66 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:6
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “but”
but without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Philemon 1:14 · retained source text
But without thy minde would I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not bee as it were of necessitie, but willingly.
Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Philemon 1:16 · retained source text
Not now as a seruant, but aboue a seruant, a brother beloued, specially to mee, but how much more vnto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
but withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Philemon 1:22 · retained source text
But withall prepare mee also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be giuen vnto you.
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Where “but” appears
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Genesis103 occurrences
101 versesExodus70 occurrences
68 versesLeviticus78 occurrences
75 versesNumbers87 occurrences
84 versesDeuteronomy98 occurrences
95 versesJoshua59 occurrences
57 versesJudges74 occurrences
67 versesRuth6 occurrences
6 verses1 Samuel118 occurrences
108 verses2 Samuel87 occurrences
83 verses1 Kings90 occurrences
84 verses2 Kings90 occurrences
85 verses1 Chronicles47 occurrences
45 verses2 Chronicles94 occurrences
87 versesEzra12 occurrences
11 versesNehemiah30 occurrences
28 versesEsther20 occurrences
19 versesJob77 occurrences
72 versesPsalms182 occurrences
172 versesProverbs245 occurrences
243 versesEcclesiastes29 occurrences
28 versesSong of Solomon11 occurrences
8 versesIsaiah133 occurrences
119 versesJeremiah183 occurrences
170 versesLamentations5 occurrences
5 versesEzekiel109 occurrences
104 versesDaniel71 occurrences
65 versesHosea24 occurrences
23 versesJoel3 occurrences
3 versesAmos21 occurrences
20 versesObadiah2 occurrences
2 versesJonah8 occurrences
8 versesMicah13 occurrences
10 versesNahum4 occurrences
3 versesHabakkuk4 occurrences
4 versesZephaniah5 occurrences
4 versesHaggai5 occurrences
2 versesZechariah17 occurrences
16 versesMalachi10 occurrences
9 versesMatthew237 occurrences
219 versesMark127 occurrences
117 versesLuke175 occurrences
167 versesJohn199 occurrences
189 versesActs144 occurrences
140 versesRomans127 occurrences
121 verses1 Corinthians169 occurrences
148 verses2 Corinthians86 occurrences
75 versesGalatians51 occurrences
50 versesEphesians25 occurrences
25 versesPhilippians30 occurrences
27 versesColossians6 occurrences
6 verses1 Thessalonians22 occurrences
21 verses2 Thessalonians8 occurrences
8 verses1 Timothy26 occurrences
25 verses2 Timothy25 occurrences
24 versesTitus11 occurrences
10 versesPhilemon6 occurrences
4 versesHebrews61 occurrences
59 versesJames23 occurrences
19 verses1 Peter34 occurrences
32 verses2 Peter16 occurrences
15 verses1 John24 occurrences
22 verses2 John4 occurrences
4 verses3 John5 occurrences
4 versesJude6 occurrences
5 versesRevelation23 occurrences
22 verses
101 versesExodus70 occurrences
68 versesLeviticus78 occurrences
75 versesNumbers87 occurrences
84 versesDeuteronomy98 occurrences
95 versesJoshua59 occurrences
57 versesJudges74 occurrences
67 versesRuth6 occurrences
6 verses1 Samuel118 occurrences
108 verses2 Samuel87 occurrences
83 verses1 Kings90 occurrences
84 verses2 Kings90 occurrences
85 verses1 Chronicles47 occurrences
45 verses2 Chronicles94 occurrences
87 versesEzra12 occurrences
11 versesNehemiah30 occurrences
28 versesEsther20 occurrences
19 versesJob77 occurrences
72 versesPsalms182 occurrences
172 versesProverbs245 occurrences
243 versesEcclesiastes29 occurrences
28 versesSong of Solomon11 occurrences
8 versesIsaiah133 occurrences
119 versesJeremiah183 occurrences
170 versesLamentations5 occurrences
5 versesEzekiel109 occurrences
104 versesDaniel71 occurrences
65 versesHosea24 occurrences
23 versesJoel3 occurrences
3 versesAmos21 occurrences
20 versesObadiah2 occurrences
2 versesJonah8 occurrences
8 versesMicah13 occurrences
10 versesNahum4 occurrences
3 versesHabakkuk4 occurrences
4 versesZephaniah5 occurrences
4 versesHaggai5 occurrences
2 versesZechariah17 occurrences
16 versesMalachi10 occurrences
9 versesMatthew237 occurrences
219 versesMark127 occurrences
117 versesLuke175 occurrences
167 versesJohn199 occurrences
189 versesActs144 occurrences
140 versesRomans127 occurrences
121 verses1 Corinthians169 occurrences
148 verses2 Corinthians86 occurrences
75 versesGalatians51 occurrences
50 versesEphesians25 occurrences
25 versesPhilippians30 occurrences
27 versesColossians6 occurrences
6 verses1 Thessalonians22 occurrences
21 verses2 Thessalonians8 occurrences
8 verses1 Timothy26 occurrences
25 verses2 Timothy25 occurrences
24 versesTitus11 occurrences
10 versesPhilemon6 occurrences
4 versesHebrews61 occurrences
59 versesJames23 occurrences
19 verses1 Peter34 occurrences
32 verses2 Peter16 occurrences
15 verses1 John24 occurrences
22 verses2 John4 occurrences
4 verses3 John5 occurrences
4 versesJude6 occurrences
5 versesRevelation23 occurrences
22 verses
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Definition evidence
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗except.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗Except; besides; unless. Only. More; further; noting an addition to supply what is wanting to elucidate or modify the sense of the preceding part of a sentence, or to exhibit a contrast.