KJV dictionary & concordance

importunity

Meaning of “importunity”

Pressing solicitation; urgent request; application for a claim or favor, which is urged with troublesome frequency or pertinacity.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

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First occurrence: Luke 11:8

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Luke 11:8

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I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Luke 11:8 · retained source text

I say vnto you, Though he will not rise, and giue him, because he is his friend: yet because of his importunitie, hee will rise and giue him as many as he needeth.

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Luke 11:7 Luke 11:8

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Webster 1828

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Pressing solicitation; urgent request; application for a claim or favor, which is urged with troublesome frequency or pertinacity.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 953