KJV dictionary & concordance
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of desire, meaning to wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Matthew 12:46
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
¶ While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speake with him.
1611 marginal noteMark. 3.31. luke 8.20.
Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
Then one saide vnto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speake with thee.
¶ Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
¶ Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children, with her sonnes, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
1611 marginal noteMar. 10.35.
And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
And it was told him by certaine which saide, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
And desiring to bee fed with the crummes which fel from the rich mans table: moreouer the dogges came and licked his sores.
And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Ioppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent vnto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
1611 marginal noteOr, be grieued.
And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
And certaine of the chiefe of Asia, which were his friends, sent vnto him, desiring him that he would not aduenture himselfe into the Theatre.
About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
About whom when I was at Hierusalem, the chiefe Priests and the Elders of the Iewes enformed me, desiring to haue iudgement against him.
For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
For in this we grone earnestly, desiring to be clothed vpō with our house, which is from heauen.
But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
But now when Timotheus came from you vnto vs, and brought vs good tidings of your faith and charitie, and that ye haue good remembrance of vs alwayes, desiring greatly to see vs, as we also to see you:
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Historical English dictionary sources
Wishing for; coveting.
