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compass

Meaning of “compass”

1. To go around, surround, enclose, or encircle. 2. A circuit, circumference, boundary, or roundabout route. 3. An instrument used to mark or draw a circle.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
39 occurrences38 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 27:5

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Matthew 23:15
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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
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1611 witness · Matthew 23:15 · retained source text

Woe vnto you Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites; for yee compasse Sea and land to make one Proselyte, and when hee is made, yee make him two fold more the childe of hell then your selues.

Complete reference index — all 38 verses
Exodus 27:5Exodus 38:4Numbers 21:4Numbers 34:5Joshua 6:3Joshua 6:4Joshua 6:7Joshua 15:32 Samuel 5:231 Kings 7:151 Kings 7:231 Kings 7:352 Kings 3:92 Kings 11:82 Chronicles 4:22 Chronicles 4:32 Chronicles 23:7Job 16:13Job 40:22Psalms 5:12Psalms 7:7Psalms 17:9Psalms 26:6Psalms 32:7Psalms 32:10Psalms 49:5Psalms 140:9Psalms 142:7Proverbs 8:27Isaiah 44:13Isaiah 50:11Jeremiah 31:22Jeremiah 31:39Jeremiah 52:21Habakkuk 1:4Matthew 23:15Luke 19:43Acts 28:13

Where “compass” appears

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Exodus2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua4 occurrences
4 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles4 occurrences
3 versesJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms9 occurrences
9 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
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Skeat 1893

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to go all round or all over.

printed p. 262; PDF p. 282; Internet Archive leaf n281