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
They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
They haue now compassed vs in our steps: they haue set their eyes bowing downe to the earth:
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the floods of vngodly men made me afraid.
1611 marginal noteHeb. Belial.
1611 marginal notePsal.116.3
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
The sorrowes of hell compassed me about: the snares of death preuented me.
1611 marginal noteOr, coards.
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
Many bulles haue compassed me: strong bulles of Bashan haue beset me round.
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
For dogges haue compassed me: the assembly of the wicked haue inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feete.
1611 marginal noteMat.27.35. Mar.15.24. Luc.23.33. Ioh.19.23. & 37.
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
For innumerable euils haue compassed me about, mine iniquities haue taken hold vpon me, so that I am not able to looke vp: they are moe then the haires of mine head, therefore my heart faileth me.
1611 marginal noteHeb. forsaketh.
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
They came round about mee daily like water: they compassed mee about together.
1611 marginal noteOr, all the day.
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
They compassed mee about also with wordes of hatred: and fought against me without a cause.
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the paines of hell gate hold vpon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
1611 marginal noteHebr. found me.
1611 marginal notePsal.18.5.6.
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.
All nations compassed me about: but in the Name of the LORD, will I destroy them.
1611 marginal noteHebr. cut them off.
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Embraced; surrounded; inclosed; obtained; imagined.
