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 as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
¶ And as he spake, a certaine Pharise besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sate downe to meate.
The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
The life is more then meate, and the body is more then raiment.
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
Blessed are those seruants, whom the Lord when he commeth, shall find watching: Uerily, I say vnto you, That he shall girde himselfe, and make them to sit downe to meate, and will come foorth and serue them.
And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
And the Lord said, Who then is that faithfull and wise steward, whom his Lord shall make ruler ouer his houshold, to giue them their portion of meate in due season?
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
But when thou art bidden, goe and sit downe in the lowest roume, that when he that bade thee commeth, hee may say vnto thee, Friend, goe vp higher: then shalt thou haue worship in the presence of them that sit at meate with thee.
1611 marginal noteProu. 25.5.
¶ And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
¶ And when one of them that sate at meate with him, heard these things, he said vnto him, Blessed is hee that shall eate bread in the kingdom of God.
1611 marginal noteReu. 19.9.
But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?
But which of you hauing a seruant plowing, or feeding cattell, will say vnto him by & by when he is come from the field, Goe and sit downe to meate?
For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
For whether is greater, hee that sitteth at meat, or hee that serueth? Is not he that sitteth at meat? But I am among you as he that serueth.
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
And it came to passe, as hee sate at meate with them, hee tooke bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gaue to them.
And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
And while they yet beleeued not for ioy, and wondered, hee saide vnto them, Haue ye here any 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
