KJV dictionary & concordance
Words written, engraved, or set upon something.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Acts 17:23
Complete exact-word concordance
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
For as I passed by, and beheld your deuotions, I found an Altar with this inscription, TO THE VNKNOWEN GOD. Whom therefore yee ignorantly worship, him declare I vnto you.
1611 marginal noteOr, gods that you worship, 2.Thess. 2.4.
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Historical English dictionary sources
[Latin inscriptio. See Inscribe.] 1. Something written or engraved to communicate knowledge to after ages; any character, word, line or sentence written or engraved on a solid substance for duration; as inscriptions on monuments, called epitaphs, on pillars, etc. We do not call by this name writings on paper or parchment. 2. A title. 3. An address or consignment of a book to a person, as a mark of respect, or an invitation of patronage. It is less formal than a dedication.
