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spectacle

Meaning of “spectacle”

A public sight or display set before observers.

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KJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604
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First occurrence: 1 Corinthians 4:9

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1 Corinthians 4:9
For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 4:9 · retained source text

For I thinke that God hath set forth vs the Apostles last, as it were approued to death. For wee are made a spectacle vnto the world, and to Angels, and to men.

1611 marginal noteGr. theater.

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