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examine

Meaning of “examine”

To inspect, inquire into, question, test, or scrutinize carefully in order to discover the truth or condition.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
5 occurrences5 verses4 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Ezra 10:16

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Every verse containing “examine”

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Ezra 10:16
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And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezra 10:16 · retained source text

And the children of the captiuitie did so: and Ezra the Priest, with certaine chiefe of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sate downe in the first day of the tenth moneth to examine the matter.

Psalms 26:2
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examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 26:2 · retained source text

Examine me, O LORD, and proue me; try my reines and my heart.

1611 marginal notePsal.7.10

1 Corinthians 9:3
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Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
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Mine answere to them that doe examine me, is this:

1 Corinthians 11:28
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But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
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But let a man examine himselfe, and so let him eate of that bread, and drinke of that cup.

2 Corinthians 13:5
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examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 13:5 · retained source text

Examine your selues, whether ye be in the faith: proue your owne selues. Know yee not your owne selues, how that Iesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

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Historical definitions

Webster 1828

Open source edition ↗

To inspect carefully, with a view to discover truth or the real state of a thing; to search or inquire into facts and circumstances by interrogating; to try by a rule or law; to search or scrutinize.

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