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offender

Meaning of “offender”

One charged with or guilty of an offence.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 29:21

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Every verse containing “offender”

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Isaiah 29:21
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 29:21 · retained source text

That make a man an offendour for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproueth in the gate, and turne aside the iust for a thing of nought.

Acts 25:11
For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cæsar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 25:11 · retained source text

For if I be an offender, or haue committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliuer me vnto them. I appeale vnto Cesar.

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Historical definitions

One who offends or violates a law; a criminal, trespasser, or transgressor.

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