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smite

Meaning of “smite”

To strike, hit, beat, wound, kill, defeat, destroy, afflict, plague, or bring a forceful blow, judgment, correction, or rebuke upon someone or something.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
125 occurrences117 verses28 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 8:21

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Matthew 5:39
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 5:39 · retained source text

But I say vnto you, that yee resist not euill: but whosoeuer shall smite thee on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.

1611 marginal noteLuke 6.29. rom. 12.17. 1.cor. 6.7.

Matthew 24:49
And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 24:49 · retained source text

And shall begin to smite his fellow seruants, and to eate and drinke with the drunken:

Matthew 26:31
Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
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1611 witness · Matthew 26:31 · retained source text

Then saith Iesus vnto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night, For it is written, I will smite the Shepheard, and the sheepe of the flocke shall be scattered abroad.

1611 marginal noteMarke 14.27. iohn. 16.32.

1611 marginal noteZach. 13.7.

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