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Calvary

Meaning of “Calvary”

The place where Jesus was crucified, identified as a place of skulls.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Luke 23:33

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The KJV occurrence

KJV PCE
Luke 23:33
And when they were come to the place, which is called calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 23:33 · retained source text

And when they were come to the place which is called Caluarie, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

1611 marginal noteOr, the place of a skull.

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Luke 23:33

The place which is called Calvary, there they crucified him directly identifies the named place and event; admitted Webster independently records a place of skulls. The manual Tier 1 naming adjudication is not yet present in the frozen master record.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A place of skulls; particularly, the place where Christ was crucified.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 338