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dead

Meaning of “dead”

Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

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364 occurrences331 verses45 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 20:3

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2 Corinthians 1:9
But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 1:9 · retained source text

But we had the sentence of death in our selues, that we should not trust in our selues, but in God which raiseth the dead.

1611 marginal noteOr, answere.

2 Corinthians 5:14
For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
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1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 5:14 · retained source text

For the loue of Christ constreineth vs, because wee thus iudge: that if one died for all, then were all dead:

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