KJV dictionary & concordance
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of leave, meaning to depart, cease from, abandon, forsake, release, permit, entrust, bequeath, cause or allow to remain, omit, exclude, or not take.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Matthew 4:13
Complete exact-word concordance
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
And leauing Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is vpon the Sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthali:
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
And Iesus answering, said, A certaine man went downe from Hierusalem to Iericho, and fel among theeues, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leauing him halfe dead.
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
And likewise also the men, leauing the naturall vse of the woman, burned in their lust one towards another, men with men working that which is vnseemely, and receiuing in themselues that recompense of their errour which was meet.
THEREFORE leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
¶ Therefore leauing the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let vs goe on vnto perfection, not laying againe the foundation of repentance from dead workes, and of faith towards God,
1611 marginal noteOr, the word of the beginning of Christ.
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
For euen hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for vs, leauing vs an example, that yee should follow his steps.
1611 marginal noteSome, reade, for you.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Quitting; withdrawing from; relinquishing; suffering to remain; ceasing; desisting from.
