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stead

Meaning of “stead”

The place, position, office, or role occupied by one person or thing in substitution for another.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
94 occurrences94 verses18 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 22:13

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Philemon 1:13
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Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Philemon 1:13 · retained source text

Whome I would haue reteined with mee, that in thy stead hee might haue ministred vnto me in the bonds of the Gospel.

Complete reference index — all 94 verses
Genesis 22:13Genesis 30:2Genesis 36:33Genesis 36:34Genesis 36:35Genesis 36:36Genesis 36:37Genesis 36:38Genesis 36:39Exodus 29:30Leviticus 6:22Leviticus 16:32Numbers 32:14Deuteronomy 2:12Deuteronomy 2:21Deuteronomy 2:22Deuteronomy 2:23Deuteronomy 10:6Joshua 5:72 Samuel 10:12 Samuel 16:81 Kings 1:301 Kings 1:351 Kings 11:431 Kings 14:201 Kings 14:271 Kings 14:311 Kings 15:81 Kings 15:241 Kings 15:281 Kings 16:61 Kings 16:101 Kings 16:281 Kings 22:401 Kings 22:502 Kings 1:172 Kings 3:272 Kings 8:152 Kings 8:242 Kings 10:352 Kings 12:212 Kings 13:92 Kings 13:242 Kings 14:162 Kings 14:292 Kings 15:72 Kings 15:102 Kings 15:142 Kings 15:222 Kings 15:302 Kings 15:382 Kings 16:202 Kings 19:372 Kings 20:212 Kings 21:182 Kings 21:242 Kings 21:262 Kings 23:302 Kings 24:62 Kings 24:171 Chronicles 1:441 Chronicles 1:451 Chronicles 1:461 Chronicles 1:471 Chronicles 1:481 Chronicles 1:491 Chronicles 1:501 Chronicles 19:11 Chronicles 29:282 Chronicles 1:82 Chronicles 9:312 Chronicles 12:162 Chronicles 14:12 Chronicles 17:12 Chronicles 21:12 Chronicles 22:12 Chronicles 24:272 Chronicles 26:232 Chronicles 27:92 Chronicles 28:272 Chronicles 32:332 Chronicles 33:202 Chronicles 33:252 Chronicles 36:12 Chronicles 36:8Job 16:4Job 33:6Job 34:24Proverbs 11:8Ecclesiastes 4:15Isaiah 37:38Jeremiah 29:262 Corinthians 5:20Philemon 1:13

Where “stead” appears

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Genesis9 occurrences
9 versesExodus1 occurrence
1 verseLeviticus2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy5 occurrences
5 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses1 Kings14 occurrences
14 verses2 Kings25 occurrences
25 verses1 Chronicles9 occurrences
9 verses2 Chronicles16 occurrences
16 versesJob3 occurrences
3 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 versePhilemon1 occurrence
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Skeat 1893

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Place; 'in the stead of' means in the place of.

printed p. 278; PDF p. 298; Internet Archive leaf n297