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ceased

Meaning of “ceased”

Past-tense or past-participial form of cease (to stop moving, acting or speaking; to leave off; to give over; followed by from before a noun).

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33 occurrences30 verses18 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:11

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Acts 5:42
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 5:42 · retained source text

And dayly in the Temple, and in euery house, they ceased not to teach and preach Iesus Christ.

Acts 20:1
AND after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 20:1 · retained source text

¶ And after the vprore was ceased, Paul called vnto him the disciples, and imbraced them, & departed, for to go into Macedonia.

Acts 21:14
And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
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1611 witness · Acts 21:14 · retained source text

And when he would not bee perswaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

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