(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
The 1611 reading
(For if a man know not how to rule his owne house, how shall he take care of the Church of God?)
KJV dictionary & concordance
To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 3:22
Complete exact-word concordance
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
(For if a man know not how to rule his owne house, how shall he take care of the Church of God?)
take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
Take heed vnto thy selfe, and vnto the doctrine: continue in them: for in doing this, thou shalt both saue thy selfe, and them that heare thee.
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Historical English dictionary sources
to entrap, ensnare, catch.