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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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Ezekiel 15:5
Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 15:5 · retained source text

Behold, when it was whole it was meete for no worke: how much lesse shall it be meete yet for any worke, when the fire hath deuoured it, and it is burned?

1611 marginal noteHeb. made fit.

Hosea 13:8
I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 13:8 · retained source text

I will meet them as a beare that is bereaued of her whelpes, and will rent the kall of their heart, and there will I deuoure them like a Lion: the wilde beast shall teare them.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the beast of the field.

Amos 4:12
Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 4:12 · retained source text

Therefore thus will I doe vnto thee, O Israel: and because I will doe this vnto thee, prepare to meete thy God, O Israel.

Zechariah 2:3
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 2:3 · retained source text

And behold, the Angel that talked with me, went foorth, and another Angel went out to meete him:

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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
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.

Mark 7:27
But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 7:27 · retained source text

But Iesus said vnto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the childrens bread, and to cast it vnto the dogges.

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