KJV dictionary & concordance

dropsy

Meaning of “dropsy”

An unnatural collection of fluid in the body.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Luke 14:2

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Luke 14:2 · retained source text

And behold, there was a certaine man before him, which had the dropsie.

Source order

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

In medicine, an unnatural collection of water in any part of the body, proceeding from a greater effusion of serum than the absorbents take up.

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