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set

Meaning of “set”

1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
695 occurrences664 verses51 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:17

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Showing verses 11–14 of 14 · 14 word occurrences in this result

Luke 11:6
For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 11:6 · retained source text

For a friend of mine in his iourney is come to me, and I haue nothing to set before him,

1611 marginal noteOr, out of his way.

Luke 19:35
And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 19:35 · retained source text

And they brought him to Iesus: and they cast their garments vpon the Colt, and they set Iesus thereon.

Luke 22:55
And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 22:55 · retained source text

And when they had kindled a fire in the middes of the hall, and were set downe together, Peter sate downe among them.

1611 marginal noteMat. 26.69.

Luke 23:11
And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 23:11 · retained source text

And Herod with his men of warre set him at naught, and mocked him, and arayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him againe to Pilate.

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Historical definitions

Placed; put; located; fixed; adjusted; composed; studded or adorned; reduced, as a dislocated or broken bone. Fixed in opinion; determined; firm; obstinate. Established; prescribed.

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