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meet

Meaning of “meet”

Sense 1: To come or bring together, encounter, assemble, or join. Sense 2: Fitting, suitable, proper, worthy, or qualified.

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132 occurrences127 verses38 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:18

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Matthew 3:8
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 3:8 · retained source text

Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance.

1611 marginal noteOr, answerable to amendment of life.

Matthew 8:34
And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 8:34 · retained source text

And behold, the whole citie came out to meete Iesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that hee would depart out of their coasts.

Matthew 15:26
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 15:26 · retained source text

But he answered, and said, It is not meete to take the childrens bread, and to cast it to dogs.

Matthew 25:1
THEN shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 25:1 · retained source text

¶ Then shall the kingdome of heauen be likened vnto ten Uirgins, which tooke their lamps, & went forth to meet the bridegrome.

Matthew 25:6
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
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1611 witness · Matthew 25:6 · retained source text

And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth, goe ye out to meet him.

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