KJV dictionary & concordance
1. Kept or possessed. 2. Maintained. 3. Restrained. 4. Regarded or accounted.
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First occurrence: Genesis 24:21
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But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
But they held their peace: For by the way they had disputed among themselues, who should be the greatest.
But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Againe, the high Priest asked him, and said vnto him, Art thou the Christ, the sonne of the Blessed?
AND straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
¶ And straightway in the morning the chiefe Priests helde a consultation with the Elders and Scribes, and the whole Councell, and bound Iesus, and caried him away, and deliuered him to Pilate.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 27.1.
And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
And they held their peace. And he tooke him, and healed him, & let him go,
And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
And they could not take holde of his wordes before the people, and they marueiled at his answere, and helde their peace.
¶ And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
¶ And the men that helde Iesus, mocked him, and smote him.
And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
And as the lame man which was healed, helde Peter and Iohn, all the people ranne together vnto them in the porch, that is called Solomons, greatly wondring.
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance vnto life.
But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
But the multitude of the city was diuided: and part held with the Iewes, and part with the Apostles.
¶ And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
¶ And after they had helde their peace, Iames answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken vnto me.
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