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soever

Meaning of “soever”

An emphasizing element meaning ever, at all, or without exception within the stated class, forming expressions such as whatsoever, whosoever, wheresoever, and howsoever.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
16 occurrences15 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Leviticus 15:9

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John 5:19
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 5:19 · retained source text

Then answered Iesus, and saide vnto them, Uerily, verily I say vnto you, The sonne can doe nothing of himselfe, but what he seeth the Father doe: for what things soeuer he doeth, these also doth the sonne likewise.

John 20:23
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 20:23 · retained source text

Whose soeuer sinnes yee remit, they are remitted vnto them, and whose soeuer sinnes yee retaine, they are retained.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 18.18.

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Historical definitions

adverbial suffix or particle. Ever; at all; joined to relative words to extend or generalize their meaning.

volume 2, leaf 621, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 19)