correct — KJV Dictionary & Concordance

COMBINED MEANING

Meaning of correct

To set right; to reprove, discipline, or chastise for amendment.

Reviewed KJV-relevant meaning

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Webster 1828KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

WORD FAMILY

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Root: correct

Setting right by discipline, amendment, or instruction.

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HISTORICAL DEFINITIONS

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Webster 1828 · headword: correct

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To make right; to rectify; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety. To bring back or attempt to bring back to propriety in morals; to punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline.

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KJV CONCORDANCE

Every occurrence of “correct”

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