KJV dictionary & concordance

grievous

Meaning of “grievous”

Burdensome, painful, severe.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893

38 occurrences36 verses17 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 12:10

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Hebrews 12:11

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Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Hebrews 12:11 · retained source text

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be ioyous, but grieuous: neuerthelesse, afterward it yeeldeth the peaceable fruite of righteousnesse, vnto them which are exercised thereby.

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Where “grievous” appears

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Genesis6 occurrences
6 verses Exodus5 occurrences
5 verses 1 Kings3 occurrences
2 verses 2 Chronicles2 occurrences
1 verse Psalms2 occurrences
2 verses Proverbs2 occurrences
2 verses Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verse Isaiah2 occurrences
2 verses Jeremiah6 occurrences
6 verses Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse Matthew1 occurrence
1 verse Luke1 occurrence
1 verse Acts2 occurrences
2 verses Philippians1 occurrence
1 verse Hebrews1 occurrence
1 verse 1 John1 occurrence
1 verse Revelation1 occurrence
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Definition evidence

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Genesis 12:10 Genesis 50:11 Exodus 10:14 Psalms 31:18 Isaiah 21:2 Jeremiah 23:19 Acts 20:29 Revelation 16:2

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Skeat 1893

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burdensome, painful, severe.

printed p. 268; PDF p. 288; Internet Archive leaf n287