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provoke

Meaning of “provoke”

To stir up or incite, whether to anger or to action.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
42 occurrences41 verses17 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 23:21

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Hebrews 3:16
For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.
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1611 witness · Hebrews 3:16 · retained source text

For some when they had heard, did prouoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

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To stir up or incite, whether to anger or to action.

printed p. 274; PDF p. 294; Internet Archive leaf n293