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eventide

Meaning of “eventide”

Evening; the latter part of the day at or toward sunset.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
5 occurrences5 verses4 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 24:63

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Every verse containing “eventide”

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Genesis 24:63
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 24:63 · retained source text

And Isaac went out, to meditate in the field, at the euentide: and hee lift vp his eyes, and saw, and behold, the camels were comming.

1611 marginal noteOr, to pray.

Joshua 7:6
¶ And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 7:6 · retained source text

¶ And Ioshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth vpon his face, before the Arke of the LORD, vntill the euentide, he and the Elders of Israel, and put dust vpon their heads.

Joshua 8:29
And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 8:29 · retained source text

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree vntil euentide: and assoone as the sunne was downe, Ioshua commaunded that they should take his carkeise downe from the tree, and cast it at the entring of the gate of the citie, and raise thereon a great heape of stones that remaineth vnto this day.

1611 marginal noteChap. 7.25.

Mark 11:11
And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 11:11 · retained source text

And Iesus entred into Hierusalem, and into the Temple, and when hee had looked round about vpon all things, & now the euentide was come, he went out vnto Bethanie with the twelue.

Acts 4:3
And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 4:3 · retained source text

And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold vnto the next day: for it was now euentide.

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