KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of compass, meaning to go around, surround, enclose, or encircle.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 19:4
Complete exact-word concordance
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
Therefore sent he thither horses, and charets, and a great hoste: and they came by night, and compassed the citie about.
1611 marginal noteHeb. heauie.
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
And when the seruant of the man of God was risen early and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the citie, both with horses and charets: and his seruant said vnto him, Alas my master, how shall we doe?
1611 marginal noteOr, minister.
So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
So Ioram went ouer to Zair, and all the charets with him, and hee rose by night, and smote the Edomites, which compassed him about: and the captaines of the charets, and the people fled into their tents.
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Embraced; surrounded; inclosed; obtained; imagined.
