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privily

Meaning of “privily”

Secretly, privately, covertly, without public notice, or in a concealed manner.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
15 occurrences15 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 9:31

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Matthew 1:19
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
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1611 witness · Matthew 1:19 · retained source text

Then Ioseph her husband being a iust man, and not willing to make her a publique example, was minded to put her away priuily.

Acts 16:37
But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
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1611 witness · Acts 16:37 · retained source text

But Paul said vnto them, They haue beaten vs openly vncondemned, being Romanes, and haue cast vs into prison, and now doe they thrust vs out priuily? Nay verily, but let them come themselues, and fetch vs out.

Galatians 2:4
And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
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1611 witness · Galatians 2:4 · retained source text

And that because of false brethren vnawares brought in, who came in priuily to spie out our libertie, which wee haue in Christ Iesus, that they might bring vs into bondage.

2 Peter 2:1
BUT there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
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1611 witness · 2 Peter 2:1 · retained source text

¶ But there were false prophets also among the people, euen as there shall bee false teachers among you, who priuily shall bring in damnable heresies, euen denying the Lord that bought them, and bring vpon themselues swift destruction.

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