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freely

Meaning of “freely”

Sense 1: Without restraint, hindrance, or reserve; openly. Sense 2: Willingly, voluntarily, liberally, or abundantly. Sense 3: Without payment or purchase; as a gift.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828
17 occurrences16 verses12 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 2:16

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Genesis 2:16
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 2:16 · retained source text

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of euery tree of the garden thou mayest freely eate.

1611 marginal noteHebr. eating thou shalt eate.

Numbers 11:5
We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:
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1611 witness · Numbers 11:5 · retained source text

We remember the fish which wee did eate in Egypt freely: the cucumbers and the melons, and the leekes, and the onions, and the garlicke.

1 Samuel 14:30
How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 14:30 · retained source text

How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoile of their enemies which they found? for had there not beene now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?

Ezra 2:68
¶ And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
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1611 witness · Ezra 2:68 · retained source text

¶ And some of the chiefe of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Ierusalem, offered freely for the house of God, to set it vp in his place:

Ezra 7:15
And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellers have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
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1611 witness · Ezra 7:15 · retained source text

And to cary the siluer and gold, which the king and his counsellers haue freely offered vnto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Ierusalem.

Psalms 54:6
I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord; for it is good.
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1611 witness · Psalms 54:6 · retained source text

I will freely sacrifice vnto thee; I will praise thy name (O LORD:) for it is good.

Hosea 14:4
¶ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
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1611 witness · Hosea 14:4 · retained source text

¶ I will heale their backsliding, I will loue them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

Acts 2:29
Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
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1611 witness · Acts 2:29 · retained source text

Men and brethren, let me freely speake vnto you of the Patriarch Dauid, that he is both dead & buried, and his sepulchre is with vs vnto this day:

1611 marginal noteOr, I may.

1611 marginal note1.King. 2.10.

Acts 26:26
For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 26:26 · retained source text

For the King knoweth of these things, before whom also I speake freely: for I am perswaded, that none of these things are hidden from him, for this thing was not done in a corner.

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Historical definitions

Without restraint, constraint or compulsion; voluntarily. Plentifully; in abundance. Without scruple or reserve. Without impediment or hinderance. Without obstruction; largely; copiously. Spontaneously; without constraint or persuasion. Liberally; generously. Gratuitously; of free will or grace, without purchase or consideration.

volume 1, leaves 804-805, columns 3-1 (adverb entry)

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