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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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Showing verses 171–180 of 231 · 247 word occurrences in this result

Zechariah 13:3
And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the Lord: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 13:3 · retained source text

And it shal come to passe that when any shall yet prophecie, then his father and his mother that begate him, shall say vnto him, Thou shalt not liue: for thou speakest lies in the Name of the LORD: and his father and his mother, that begate him, shall thrust him through when he prophecieth.

Matthew 4:4
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 4:4 · retained source text

But he answered, and said, It is written, Man shall not liue by bread alone, but by euery word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 8.3.

Matthew 9:18
¶ While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 9:18 · retained source text

¶ While hee spake these things vnto them, beholde, there came a certaine ruler and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is euen now dead: but come, and lay thy hand vpon her, and she shall liue.

1611 marginal noteMar. 5.22. luke 8.41.

Mark 5:23
And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 5:23 · retained source text

And besought him greatly, saying, My litle daughter lieth at the point of death, I pray thee come and lay thy hands on her, that shee may be healed, and she shall liue.

Luke 4:4
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 4:4 · retained source text

And Iesus answered him, saying, It is written, that man shall not liue by bread alone, but by euery word of God.

Luke 7:25
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 7:25 · retained source text

But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and liue delicately, are in kings courts.

Luke 10:28
And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 10:28 · retained source text

And he said vnto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt liue.

Luke 20:38
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 20:38 · retained source text

For he is not a God of the dead, but of the liuing for all liue vnto him.

John 5:25
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 5:25 · retained source text

Uerily, verily I say vnto you, The houre is comming, & now is, when the dead shall heare the voice of the Sonne of God: and they that heare, shall liue.

John 6:51
I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 6:51 · retained source text

I am the liuing bread, which came downe from heauen. If any man eate of this bread, he shall liue for euer: and the bread that I will giue, is my flesh, which I will giue for the life of the world.

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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)