KJV dictionary & concordance

submit

Meaning of “submit”

To yield, place oneself under, defer, obey, accept judgment, or cease resistance.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

12 occurrences12 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 16:9

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “submit”

KJV PCE

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Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Hebrews 13:17 · retained source text

Obey them that haue the rule ouer you, and submit your selues: for they watch for your soules, as they that must giue account, that they may doe it with ioy, and not with griefe: for that is vnprofitable for you.

1611 marginal noteOr, guide.

Complete reference index — all 12 verses

Genesis 16:9 2 Samuel 22:45 Psalms 18:44 Psalms 66:3 Psalms 68:30 1 Corinthians 16:16 Ephesians 5:22 Colossians 3:18 Hebrews 13:17 James 4:7 1 Peter 2:13 1 Peter 5:5

Where “submit” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse Psalms3 occurrences
3 verses 1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse Ephesians1 occurrence
1 verse Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse Hebrews1 occurrence
1 verse James1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses

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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Romans 10:3 Ephesians 5:21-24 Colossians 3:18 Hebrews 13:17 James 4:7 1 Peter 2:13 Colossians 3:22 Ephesians 5:21 Ephesians 5:22 Ephesians 5:24 Genesis 16:9 Psalms 18:44 Psalms 66:3 1 Corinthians 16:16 1 Peter 5:5

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

Open source edition ↗

To surrender, yield, cease resistance, acquiesce in authority, or be submissive.

volume 2, leaf 693-694, column 3-1 (main_dictionary)

Webster 1828

Open source edition ↗

To yield, resign, or surrender oneself to another's power, will, or authority; to refer a matter to another's judgment.

volume 2, leaf 693, column 3 (main_dictionary)