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sharpness

Meaning of “sharpness”

Severity or force in exercising authority.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: 2 Corinthians 13:10

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The KJV occurrence

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2 Corinthians 13:10
Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 13:10 · retained source text

Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should vse sharpnesse, according to the power which the Lord hath giuen me to edification, and not to destruction.

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Historical definitions

Keenness of an edge or point; as the sharpness of a razor or a dart. […] Pungency of pain; keenness; severity of pain or affliction; as the sharpness of pain, grief or anguish.

volume 2, leaf 578, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 223)