They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
They looked vnto him, and were lightned: and their faces were not ashamed.
1611 marginal noteOr, they flowed vnto him.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of lighten, meaning to make light or give light; to illuminate, enlighten, flash, or relieve a burden.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Psalms 34:5
Complete exact-word concordance
They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
They looked vnto him, and were lightned: and their faces were not ashamed.
1611 marginal noteOr, they flowed vnto him.
The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
The voice of thy thunder was in the heauen: the lightnings lightned the world, the earth trembled and shooke.
And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
And being exceedingly tossed with a tempest the next day, they lightened the ship:
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
AND after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
¶ And after these things, I saw another Angel come downe from heauen, hauing great power, and the earth was lightened with his glory.
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