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meat

Meaning of “meat”

Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.

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290 occurrences274 verses38 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:29

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Acts 27:34
Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 27:34 · retained source text

Wherefore, I pray you to take some meat, for this is for your health: for there shall not an haire fall from the head of any of you.

Acts 27:36
Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 27:36 · retained source text

Then were they all of good cheere, and they also tooke some meat.

Romans 14:15
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 14:15 · retained source text

But if thy brother be grieued with thy meate: now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

1611 marginal noteGr. according to charitie. 1.Cor. 8.11.

Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Romans 14:17 · retained source text

For the kingdome of God is not meat and drinke; but righteousnes, and peace, and ioy in the holy Ghost.

Romans 14:20
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 14:20 · retained source text

For meat, destroy not the worke of God: all things indeed are pure; but it is euill for that man who eateth with offence.

1611 marginal noteTit. 1.15.

1 Corinthians 3:2
I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 3:2 · retained source text

I haue fed you with milke, and not with meate: for hitherto yee were not able to beare it, neither yet now are ye able.

1 Corinthians 8:8
But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 8:8 · retained source text

But meate commendeth vs not to God: for neither if we eate, are we the better: neither if wee eate not, are we the worse.

1611 marginal noteOr, haue we the more.

1611 marginal noteOr, haue we the lesse.

1 Corinthians 8:10
For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 8:10 · retained source text

For if any man see thee which hast knowledge, sit at meat in the idols temple: shall not the conscience of him which is weake, be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols?

1611 marginal noteGr. edified.

1 Corinthians 8:13
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 8:13 · retained source text

Wherefore if meate make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

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John 4:34

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.