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early

Meaning of “early”

Near the beginning of a time; soon or before the usual time.

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:2

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Hosea 5:15
¶ I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
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1611 witness · Hosea 5:15 · retained source text

¶ I will goe and returne to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seeke my face: in their affliction they will seeke me early.

1611 marginal noteHeb. till they be guiltie.

Hosea 6:4
¶ O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
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1611 witness · Hosea 6:4 · retained source text

¶ O Ephraim, what shall I doe vnto thee? O Iudah, what shall I do vnto thee? for your goodnesse is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.

1611 marginal noteOr, mercy, or, kindnesse.

Hosea 13:3
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
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1611 witness · Hosea 13:3 · retained source text

Therefore they shalbe as the morning cloud, and as the early dew it passeth away, as the chaffe that is driuen with a whirlewinde out of the floore, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

Zephaniah 3:7
I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
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1611 witness · Zephaniah 3:7 · retained source text

I said, Surely thou wilt feare mee: thou wilt receiue instruction: so their dwelling should not bee cut off, howsoeuer I punished them: but they rose early, & corrupted all their doings.

Matthew 20:1
FOR the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
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1611 witness · Matthew 20:1 · retained source text

¶ For the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a man that is an housholder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

Mark 16:2
And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
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1611 witness · Mark 16:2 · retained source text

And very early in the morning, the first day of the week they came vnto the sepulchre, at the rising of the sunne:

1611 marginal noteLuk. 24.1 ioh. 20.1.

Mark 16:9
¶ Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
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1611 witness · Mark 16:9 · retained source text

¶ Now when Iesus was risen early, the first day of the weeke, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seuen deuils.

1611 marginal noteIohn 20.14.

1611 marginal noteLuke 8.2.

Luke 21:38
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
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1611 witness · Luke 21:38 · retained source text

And all the people came earely in the morning to him in the Temple, for to heare him.

Luke 24:1
NOW upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
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1611 witness · Luke 24:1 · retained source text

¶ Now vpon the first day of the weeke, very earely in the morning, they came vnto the Sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certaine others with them.

1611 marginal noteMat. 28.1.

Luke 24:22
Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
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1611 witness · Luke 24:22 · retained source text

Yea, and certaine women also of our company made vs astonished, which were early at the Sepulchre:

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