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town

Meaning of “town”

A collection of houses, originally walled or fortified and generally larger than a village.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
13 occurrences12 verses7 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Joshua 2:15

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Mark 8:23
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 8:23 · retained source text

And he tooke the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the towne, and when he had spit on his eyes, & put his hands vpon him, he asked him, if hee saw ought.

Mark 8:26
And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 8:26 · retained source text

And hee sent him away to his house, saying, Neither goe into the towne, nor tell it to any in the towne.

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Historical definitions

Originally a walled or fortified collection of houses; more generally, a collection of houses larger than a village.

volume 2, leaf 787, column 2 (main_dictionary)