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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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First occurrence: Genesis 20:3

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Romans 1:4
And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 1:4 · retained source text

And declared to be the Sonne of God, with power, according to the Spirit of holinesse, by the resurrection from the dead.

1611 marginal noteGr. determined.

Romans 4:17
(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 4:17 · retained source text

(As it is written, I haue made thee a father of many nations) before him whom he beleeued, euen God who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which bee not, as though they were,

1611 marginal noteOr, like vnto him.

1611 marginal noteGen. 17.5.

Romans 4:19
And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Romans 4:19 · retained source text

And being not weake in faith, hee considered not his owne body now dead, when hee was about an hundred yere old, neither yet the deadnes of Saraes wombe.

Romans 4:24
But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Romans 4:24 · retained source text

But for vs also, to whome it shall bee imputed, if wee beleeue on him that raised vp Iesus our Lord from the dead,

Romans 5:15
But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
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1611 witness · Romans 5:15 · retained source text

But not as the offence, so also is the free gift: for if through the offence of one, many bee dead: much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man Iesus Christ, hath abounded vnto many.

Romans 6:4
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Romans 6:4 · retained source text

Therefore wee are buryed with him by baptisme into death, that like as Christ was raised vp from the dead by the glorie of the Father: euen so wee also should walke in newnesse of life.

Romans 6:7
For he that is dead is freed from sin.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 6:7 · retained source text

For he that is dead, is freed from sinne.

1611 marginal noteGr. iustified

Romans 6:8
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Romans 6:8 · retained source text

Now if we be dead with Christ, we beleeue that we shal also liue with him:

Romans 6:9
Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
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1611 witness · Romans 6:9 · retained source text

Knowing that Christ being raysed from the dead, dieth no more, death hath no more dominion ouer him.

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