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deed

Meaning of “deed”

Sense 1: An act or thing done. Sense 2: In the expression in very deed, in fact or in reality.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
19 occurrences19 verses15 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 44:15

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Esther 1:17
For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
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1611 witness · Esther 1:17 · retained source text

For this deed of the queene shall come abroad vnto all women, so that they shal despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall bee reported; The king Ahasuerus commanded Uasthi the queene to be brought in before him, but she came not.

Esther 1:18
Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
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1611 witness · Esther 1:18 · retained source text

Likewise shall the Ladies of Persia and Media say this day vnto all the kings princes, which haue heard of the deed of the Queene. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.

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Historical definitions

That which is done, acted, or effected; an act; a fact. In very deed: in fact; in reality.

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