KJV dictionary & concordance

sharply

Meaning of “sharply”

Severely or sternly.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 8:1

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Judges 8:1

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AND the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Judges 8:1 · retained source text

¶And the men of Ephraim said vnto him, Why hast thou serued vs thus, that thou calledst vs not when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharpely.

1611 marginal noteHebr. what thing is this, thou hast done vnto vs?

1611 marginal noteHebr. strongly.

Titus 1:13

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This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Titus 1:13 · retained source text

This witnesse is true: wherefore rebuke them sharpely that they may be sound in the faith;

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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Judges 8:1 Titus 1:13

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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1. With a keen edge or a fine point. 2. Severely; rigorously; roughly. They are to be more sharply chastised and reformed than the rude Irish. Spenser. 3. Keenly; acutely; vigorously; as the mind and memory sharply exercised. 4. Violently; vehemently. At the arrival of English embassadors, the soldiers were sharply assailed with wants. Hayward. 5. With keen perception; exactly; minutely. You contract your eye, when you would see sharply. Bacon. 6. Acutely; wittily; with nice discernment.

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