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reject

Meaning of “reject”

To refuse, cast off, or decline to receive, accept, or retain.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
4 occurrences4 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Hosea 4:6

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “reject”

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Hosea 4:6
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¶ My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 4:6 · retained source text

¶ My people are destroyed for lacke of knowledge: because thou hast reiected knowledge, I will also reiect thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the lawe of thy God, I wil also forget thy children.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cut off

Mark 6:26
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And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 6:26 · retained source text

And the king was exceeding sory, yet for his othes sake, and for their sakes which sate with him, hee would not reiect her.

Mark 7:9
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And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 7:9 · retained source text

And he said vnto them, Full well ye reiect the Commandement of God, that ye may keepe your owne tradition.

1611 marginal noteOr, frustrate.

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Webster 1828

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To refuse to receive; to slight; to des- Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will, pise.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 449