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treacherously

Meaning of “treacherously”

Faithlessly or perfidiously; by betraying trust, allegiance, covenant, or pledged faith.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
23 occurrences18 verses7 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Judges 9:23

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Isaiah 21:2
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 21:2 · retained source text

A grieuous vision is declared vnto me; The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth: Goe, vp O Elam: besiege, O Media: all the sighing thereof haue I made to cease.

1611 marginal noteHeb. hard.

Isaiah 24:16
¶ From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 24:16 · retained source text

¶ From the vttermost part of the earth haue we heard songs, euen glory to the righteous: but I said, My leannesse, my leannesse, woe vnto me: the treacherous dealers haue dealt treacherously, yea the treacherous dealers haue dealt very treacherously.

1611 marginal noteHeb. wing.

1611 marginal noteHeb. leannesse to me or my secret to me.

Isaiah 33:1
WOE to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
4 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 33:1 · retained source text

¶ Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee: when thou shalt cease to spoile, thou shalt bee spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deale treacherously, they shall deale treacherously with thee.

Isaiah 48:8
Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 48:8 · retained source text

Yea thou heardest not, yea thou knewest not, yea from that time that thine eare was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deale very treacherously, and wast called a transgressour from the wombe.

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By violating allegiance or pledged faith; by betraying a trust; faithlessly; perfidiously.

volume 2, leaf 797, column 3 (main_dictionary)