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cripple

Meaning of “cripple”

A person who is lame or unable to walk.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Acts 14:8

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The KJV occurrence

KJV PCE
Acts 14:8
¶ And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 14:8 · retained source text

¶ And there sate a certaine man at Lystra, impotent in his feete, being a creeple from his mothers wombe, who neuer had walked.

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Acts 14:8

Impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked directly describes the condition denoted in this occurrence. The description is sense-scoped and non-exhaustive.

2 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A lame person; primarily, one who creeps, halts or limps; one who has lost, or never enjoyed the use of his limbs.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 512