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possessed

Meaning of “possessed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of possess, meaning to have, hold, occupy, obtain, or take as one's own.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
39 occurrences39 verses16 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Numbers 21:24

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Mark 1:32
And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 1:32 · retained source text

And at euen, when the Sunne did set, they brought vnto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with diuels:

Mark 5:15
And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
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1611 witness · Mark 5:15 · retained source text

And they come to Iesus, and see him that was possessed with the deuill, and had the Legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right minde: and they were afraid.

Mark 5:16
And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
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1611 witness · Mark 5:16 · retained source text

And they that saw it, tolde them how it befell to him that was possessed with the deuill, and also concerning the swine.

Mark 5:18
And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
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1611 witness · Mark 5:18 · retained source text

And when hee was come into the ship, he that had bene possessed with the deuill prayed him that hee might bee with him.

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Held by lawful title; occupied; enjoyed; affected by demons or invisible agents.

volume 2, leaf 331, column 2 (main_dictionary)