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palsy

Meaning of “palsy”

A historical term for paralysis: loss or serious impairment of voluntary bodily movement in the whole body or a part.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
13 occurrences12 verses4 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Matthew 4:24

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Luke 5:24
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 5:24 · retained source text

But that ye may know that the Sonne of man hath power vpon earth to forgiue sinnes (he said vnto the sicke of the palsie,) I say vnto thee, Arise, and take vp thy couch, and go into thine house.

Acts 9:33
And there he found a certain man named Æneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
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1611 witness · Acts 9:33 · retained source text

And there he found a certaine man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight yeeres, and was sicke of the palsie.

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Historical definitions

Loss or defect of voluntary muscular motion in the whole body or a part; paralysis.

volume 2, leaf 247, column 3 (main_dictionary)