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comparison

Meaning of “comparison”

The act of comparing; the act of considering the relation between persons or things, with a view to discover their agreement or resemblance, or their disagreement or difference.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
4 occurrences4 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 8:2

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Every verse containing “comparison”

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Judges 8:2
And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 8:2 · retained source text

And he said vnto them, What haue I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better then the vintage of Abiezer?

Judges 8:3
God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 8:3 · retained source text

God hath deliuered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to doe in comparison of you? then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

1611 marginal noteHeb. spirit.

Haggai 2:3
Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Haggai 2:3 · retained source text

Who is left among you that sawe this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? Is it not in your eyes in comparison of it, as nothing?

Mark 4:30
¶ And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 4:30 · retained source text

¶ And he said, Wherunto shal we liken the kingdome of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?

1611 marginal noteMatth. 13.31.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The act of comparing; the act of considering the relation between persons or things, with a view to discover their agreement or resemblance, or their disagreement or difference.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 438