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refresh

Meaning of “refresh”

To renew strength, relieve fatigue, revive, cheer, or enliven.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Kings 13:7

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Every verse containing “refresh”

KJV PCE
1 Kings 13:7
And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 13:7 · retained source text

And the king said vnto the man of God, Come home with mee, and refresh thy selfe, and I wil giue thee a reward.

Acts 27:3
And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 27:3 · retained source text

And the next day wee touched at Sidon: And Iulius courteously entreated Paul, and gaue him libertie to goe vnto his friends to refresh himselfe.

Philemon 1:20
Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Philemon 1:20 · retained source text

Yea, brother, let mee haue ioy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowles in the Lord.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

To give new strength to; to invigorate; to relieve after fatigue. To revive; to reanimate after depression; to cheer; to enliven.

volume 2, leaf 444, column 1 (verb entry, senses 2-3)