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somebody

Meaning of “somebody”

1. An unspecified or unknown person. 2. A person of importance or reputation.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Luke 8:46

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Every verse containing “somebody”

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Luke 8:46
And Jesus said, somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 8:46 · retained source text

And Iesus saide, Some body hath touched mee: for I perceiue that vertue is gone out of me.

Acts 5:36
For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 5:36 · retained source text

For before these dayes rose vp Theudas, boasting himselfe to be some body, to whom a number of men, about foure hundred, ioyned themselues: who was slaine, and all, as many as obeied him, were scattered, & brought to nought.

1611 marginal noteOr, beleeued.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 626