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by

Meaning of “by”

1. Beside or near. 2. Through or by means of. 3. According to or with reference to. 4. Against.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
2,625 occurrences2,233 verses64 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 7:2

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Revelation 1:1
THE Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 1:1 · retained source text

¶ The Reuelation of Iesus Christ, which God gaue vnto him, to shewe vnto his seruants things which must shortly come to passe; and he sent and signified it by his Angel vnto his seruant Iohn,

Revelation 5:9
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 5:9 · retained source text

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the Booke, and to open the seales thereof: for thou wast slaine, and hast redeemed vs to God by thy blood, out of euery kinred, and tongue, and people, and nation:

Revelation 8:13
And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 8:13 · retained source text

And I beheld, and heard an Angel flying through the midst of heauen, saying with a loude voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth, by reason of the other voyces of the trumpet of the three Angels which are yet to sound.

Revelation 9:2
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 9:2 · retained source text

And hee opened the bottomelesse pit, and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great fornace, and the sunne and the ayre were darkened, by reason of the smoke of the pit.

Revelation 9:18
by these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
4 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 9:18 · retained source text

By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone which issued out of their mouthes.

Revelation 9:20
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Revelation 9:20 · retained source text

And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues, yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship deuils, and idoles of golde, and siluer, and brasse, and stone, and of wood, which neither can see, nor heare, nor walke:

1611 marginal notePsal. 115.4. & 135.15.

Revelation 10:6
And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 10:6 · retained source text

And sware by him that liueth for euer and euer, who created heauen, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should bee time no longer.

Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 12:11 · retained source text

And they ouercame him by the blood of the Lambe, and by the word of their Testimony, and they loued not their liues vnto the death.

Revelation 13:14
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 13:14 · retained source text

And deceiueth them that dwel on the earth, by the meanes of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an Image to the beast which had the wound by a sword, and did liue.

Revelation 14:20
And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 14:20 · retained source text

And the winepresse was troden without the citie, and blood came out of the winepresse, euen vnto the horse bridles, by the space of a thous and and sixe hundred furlongs.

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Where “by” appears

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Genesis84 occurrences
76 verses
Exodus87 occurrences
76 verses
Leviticus81 occurrences
72 verses
Numbers166 occurrences
138 verses
Deuteronomy61 occurrences
47 verses
Joshua63 occurrences
57 verses
Judges46 occurrences
42 verses
Ruth4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Samuel68 occurrences
59 verses
2 Samuel49 occurrences
44 verses
1 Kings79 occurrences
67 verses
2 Kings61 occurrences
52 verses
1 Chronicles66 occurrences
59 verses
2 Chronicles73 occurrences
61 verses
Ezra21 occurrences
20 verses
Nehemiah33 occurrences
27 verses
Esther10 occurrences
10 verses
Job48 occurrences
46 verses
Psalms81 occurrences
73 verses
Proverbs55 occurrences
48 verses
Ecclesiastes15 occurrences
15 verses
Song of Solomon10 occurrences
8 verses
Isaiah88 occurrences
70 verses
Jeremiah139 occurrences
95 verses
Lamentations6 occurrences
6 verses
Ezekiel189 occurrences
162 verses
Daniel35 occurrences
30 verses
Hosea26 occurrences
17 verses
Amos23 occurrences
21 verses
Obadiah2 occurrences
2 verses
Jonah2 occurrences
2 verses
Micah7 occurrences
7 verses
Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse
Habakkuk7 occurrences
7 verses
Zephaniah6 occurrences
5 verses
Haggai6 occurrences
6 verses
Zechariah14 occurrences
12 verses
Malachi3 occurrences
3 verses
Matthew83 occurrences
68 verses
Mark55 occurrences
50 verses
Luke59 occurrences
54 verses
John37 occurrences
34 verses
Acts112 occurrences
104 verses
Romans87 occurrences
66 verses
1 Corinthians52 occurrences
40 verses
2 Corinthians61 occurrences
45 verses
Galatians39 occurrences
29 verses
Ephesians25 occurrences
24 verses
Philippians11 occurrences
10 verses
Colossians12 occurrences
10 verses
1 Thessalonians8 occurrences
8 verses
2 Thessalonians11 occurrences
8 verses
1 Timothy5 occurrences
5 verses
2 Timothy7 occurrences
7 verses
Titus4 occurrences
3 verses
Philemon2 occurrences
2 verses
Hebrews70 occurrences
60 verses
James13 occurrences
10 verses
1 Peter19 occurrences
19 verses
2 Peter9 occurrences
8 verses
1 John5 occurrences
3 verses
3 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude3 occurrences
3 verses
Revelation20 occurrences
15 verses

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