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devoured

Meaning of “devoured”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of devour, meaning to eat greedily; to consume, destroy, or waste rapidly and completely.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
53 occurrences52 verses21 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:15

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Luke 8:5
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 8:5 · retained source text

A Sower went out to sowe his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayes side, and it was troden downe, and the foules of the aire deuoured it.

Luke 15:30
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
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1611 witness · Luke 15:30 · retained source text

But as soone as this thy sonne was come, which hath deuoured thy liuing with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calfe.

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Eaten; swallowed with greediness; consumed; destroyed; wasted; slain.

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