KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Employment, purpose, or customary practice. Sense 2: As a verb, to employ or be accustomed.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Leviticus 7:24
Complete exact-word concordance
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
For this cause God gaue them vp vnto vile affections: for euen their women did change the naturall vse into that which is against nature:
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
And likewise also the men, leauing the naturall vse of the woman, burned in their lust one towards another, men with men working that which is vnseemely, and receiuing in themselues that recompense of their errour which was meet.
Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
Art thou called being a seruant? care not for it: but if thou maist be made free, vse it rather.
And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
And they that vse this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
When I therefore was thus minded, did I vse lightnesse? or the things that I purpose, doe I purpose according to the flesh, that with mee there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
Seeing then that wee haue such hope, we vse great plainnesse of speech.
1611 marginal noteOr, boldnes.
Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should vse sharpnesse, according to the power which the Lord hath giuen me to edification, and not to destruction.
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
For brethren, ye haue beene called vnto liberty, onely vse not libertie for an occasion to the flesh, but by loue serue one another.
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Let no corrupt communication proceede out of your mouth, but that which is good to the vse of edifying, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers.
1611 marginal noteOr, to edifie profitably.
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
But we know that the Law is good, if a man vse it lawfully.
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