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eye

Meaning of “eye”

Sense 1: The bodily organ of sight; by extension, sight or seeing. Sense 2: Regard, judgment, disposition, or watchful attention, expressed figuratively by the eye. Sense 3: A small opening, as the eye of a needle. Sense 4: To watch or regard.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
116 occurrences94 verses21 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Exodus 21:24

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Job 13:1
LO, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 13:1 · retained source text

¶ Loe, mine eye hath seene all this, mine eare hath heard and vnderstood it.

Job 16:20
My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 16:20 · retained source text

My friends scorne me: but mine eye powreth out teares vnto God.

1611 marginal noteHeb. are my scorners.

Job 17:2
Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 17:2 · retained source text

Are there not mockers with mee? and doeth not mine eye continue in their prouocation?

1611 marginal noteHeb. lodge.

Job 17:7
Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 17:7 · retained source text

Mine eye also is dimme by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.

1611 marginal noteOr, my thoughts.

Job 20:9
The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 20:9 · retained source text

The eye also which saw him, shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

Job 24:15
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 24:15 · retained source text

The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.

1611 marginal noteHebr setteth his face in secret.

Job 28:7
There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 28:7 · retained source text

There is a path which no foule knoweth, and which the vulturs eye hath not seene.

Job 28:10
He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 28:10 · retained source text

Hee cutteth out riuers among the rockes, and his eye seeth euery precious thing.

Job 29:11
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 29:11 · retained source text

When the eare heard mee, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gaue witnesse to me:

Job 42:5
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 42:5 · retained source text

I haue heard of thee by the hearing of the eare: but now mine eye seeth thee.

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Psalms 94:9

He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The organ of sight or vision. Sight; view. Aspect; regard; respect; view. Notice; observation; vigilance; watch. View of the mind; opinion formed by observation or contemplation. A small hole or aperture; a perforation; as the eye of a needle. The power of perception. Oversight; inspection.

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