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live

Meaning of “live”

Sense 1: As a verb, to have or continue in life; to remain alive, be restored to life, or not die. Sense 2: To dwell, abide, or continue in a place, state, relation, or manner of life. Sense 3: To subsist or be sustained by or upon what is named. Sense 4: As an adjective, alive rather than dead; or containing fire and not extinguished.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
247 occurrences231 verses48 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 3:22

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Acts 7:19
The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 7:19 · retained source text

The same dealt subtilly with our kinred, and euill intreated our fathers, so that they cast out their yong children, to the end they might not liue.

Acts 17:28
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 17:28 · retained source text

For in him we liue, and mooue, and haue our being, as certaine also of your owne Poets haue said, For we are also his offspring.

Acts 22:22
And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 22:22 · retained source text

And they gaue him audience vnto this word, and then lift vp their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should liue.

Acts 25:24
And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 25:24 · retained source text

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are heere present with vs, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Iewes haue dealt with me, both at Hierusalem, and also heere, crying that he ought not to liue any longer.

Acts 28:4
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 28:4 · retained source text

And when the Barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they saide among themselues, No doubt this man is a murtherer, whom though hee hath escaped the Sea, yet Uengeance suffereth not to liue.

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1 · Direct Scripture definition

Ezekiel 37:5

Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

Deuteronomy 8:3

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

To abide; to dwell; to have settled residence in any place. To continue; to be permanent; not to perish. To pass life or time in a particular manner, with regard to habits or condition. To continue in life. To feed; to subsist; to be nourished and supported in life. To exist; to have being. To recover from sickness; to have life prolonged.

volume 2, leaves 69-70 (intransitive verb entry)

To continue in constantly or habitually. To act habitually in conformity to.

volume 2, leaf 70 (transitive verb entry)

Having life; not dead. Containing fire; ignited; not extinct; as a live coal.

volume 2, leaf 70 (adjective entry)