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running

Meaning of “running”

That which runs or flows; the act of running or passing with speed; the discharge of an ulcer or other sore.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
26 occurrences24 verses12 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Leviticus 14:5

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Showing verses 21–24 of 24 · 26 word occurrences in this result

Mark 10:17
¶ And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 10:17 · retained source text

¶ And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good master, what shall I doe that I may inherit eternall life?

1611 marginal noteMatth. 19.16.

Luke 6:38
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 6:38 · retained source text

Giue, and it shall bee giuen vnto you, good measure, preassed downe, and shaken together, and running ouer, shall men giue into your bosome: for with the same measure that ye mete withall, it shall bee measured to you againe.

Acts 27:16
And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 27:16 · retained source text

And running vnder a certaine yland, which is called Clauda, wee had much worke to come by the boate:

Revelation 9:9
And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 9:9 · retained source text

And they had brestplates, as it were brestplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was as the sound of charets of many horses running to battell.

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Historical definitions

The discharge of an ulcer or other sore. The act of running or passing with speed. That which runs or flows.

volume 2, leaf 508, column 2 (main_dictionary)