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subject

Meaning of “subject”

Sense 1: Under the authority, power, control, or obedience of another. Sense 2: Exposed, liable, or bound to the condition named.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
17 occurrences17 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Luke 2:51

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James 5:17
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · James 5:17 · retained source text

Elias was a man subiect to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not raine: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three yeeres and sixe monethes.

1611 marginal noteOr, in his prayer.

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Placed under; under the power or dominion of another; exposed or liable; prone or disposed; obedient.

volume 2, leaf 691-692, column 3-1 (main_dictionary)