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pressed

Meaning of “pressed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of press, meaning to push, crowd, compress, urge forward, pursue earnestly, or bear forcefully upon.

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15 occurrences14 verses10 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:3

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Mark 3:10
For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 3:10 · retained source text

For he had healed many, insomuch that they preassed vpon him, for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

1611 marginal noteOr, rushed

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