KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of dissolve. Sense 1: To solve or clear up. Sense 2: To loose, melt, break apart, or deprive of former structure. Sense 3: To bring to an end. Sense 4: Figuratively, to weaken or deprive of stability or courage.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Psalms 75:3
Complete exact-word concordance
The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolued: I beare vp the pillars of it. Selah.
Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
Howle, O gate, crie, O citie, thou whole Palestina art dissolued, for there shal come from the North a smoke, and none shall bee alone in his appointed times.
1611 marginal noteOr, he shall not be alone.
1611 marginal noteOr assemblies.
The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
The earth is vtterly broken downe, the earth is cleane dissolued, the earth is moued exceedingly.
And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
And all the hoste of heauen shalbe dissolued, and the heauens shalbe rouled together as a scrole: and all their hoste shall fall downe as the leafe falleth off from the Uine, and as a falling figge from the figge tree.
1611 marginal noteReuel.6.14.
1611 marginal noteReuel.6.13.
The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
The gates of the riuers shall bee opened, and the palace shall bee dissolued.
1611 marginal noteOr, molten.
FOR we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
¶ For we know, that if our earthly house of this Tabernacle were dissolued, wee haue a building of God, an house not made with hand, eternall in the heauens.
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolued, What maner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conuersation, and godlinesse,
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
Looking for and hasting vnto the comming of the day of God, wherein the heauens being on fire shalbe dissolued, and the Elements shall melt with feruent heat.
1611 marginal noteOr, hasting the comming.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Melted; liquefied; disunited; parted; loosed; relaxed; wasted away; ended.
