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sorry

Meaning of “sorry”

Grieved, saddened, or pained by sin, loss, harm, or another's condition.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
14 occurrences11 verses7 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: 1 Samuel 22:8

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2 Corinthians 2:2
For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 2:2 · retained source text

For if I make you sorie, who is hee then that maketh mee glad, but the same which is made sorie by me.

2 Corinthians 7:8
For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 7:8 · retained source text

For though I made you sory with a letter, I doe not repent, though I did repent: For I perceiue that the same Epistle hath made you sory, thogh it were but for a season.

2 Corinthians 7:9
Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 7:9 · retained source text

Now I reioyce, not that ye were made sorie, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorie after a godly maner, that ye might receiue damage by vs in nothing.

1611 marginal noteOr, according to God.

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Historical definitions

Grieved or pained for loss, evil, or misfortune; regretful or sad.

volume 2, leaf 629, column 2 (main_dictionary)