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sort

Meaning of “sort”

A kind, class, manner, condition, or degree.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
21 occurrences21 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 6:19

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2 Corinthians 7:11
For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
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1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 7:11 · retained source text

For behold this selfe same thing that yee sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulnesse it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of your selues, yea, what indignation, yea what feare, yea what vehement desire, yea what zeale, yea what reuenge; In all things yee haue approued your selues to be cleare in this matter.

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Condition of life, degree, kind, or manner.

printed p. 277; PDF p. 297; Internet Archive leaf n296