KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 1:29
Complete exact-word concordance
And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
And the same Iohn had his raiment of camels haire, and a leatherne girdle about his loynes, and his meate was locusts and wilde hony.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Therfore I say vnto you, Take no thought for your life, what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, nor yet for your body, what yee shall put on: Is not the life more then meate? and the body then raiment?
1611 marginal noteLuke 12.22. psal. 55.22. 1.pet. 5.7.
¶ And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
¶ And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in the house, behold, many publicanes and sinners, came and sate downe with him and his Disciples.
Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
Nor scrippe for your iourney, neither two coats, neither shooes, nor yet staues: (for the workeman is worthy of his meat.)
1611 marginal note1.Tim. 5.18. luke 10.7.
And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
And the king was sorie: neuerthelesse for the othes sake, and them which sate with him at meate, he commanded it to be giuen her:
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
And they did all eate, and were filled: and they tooke vp of the broken meate that was left, seuen baskets full.
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
Who then is a faithfull and wise seruant, whom his Lord hath made ruler ouer his houshold, to giue them meat in due season?
1611 marginal noteLuke 12.42.
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
For I was an hungred, and yee gaue me meate: I was thirstie, and ye gaue me drinke: I was a stranger, and ye tooke me in:
1611 marginal noteEsai 58.7. ezec. 18.7.
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
For I was an hungred, and yee gaue me no meat: I was thirstie, and ye gaue me no drinke:
There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
There came vnto him a woman, hauing an alabaster boxe of very precious ointment, and powred it on his head, as he sate at meat.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
