KJV dictionary & concordance

vocation

Meaning of “vocation”

A calling.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Skeat 1893Webster 1828

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Ephesians 4:1

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

I THEREFORE, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Ephesians 4:1 · retained source text

¶ I therefore the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that yee walke worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

1611 marginal noteOr, in the Lord.

Source order

1 · Direct Scripture definition

I THEREFORE, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

2 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

A calling, or course of life that one is called to.

paragraph 4248

Calling.

printed p. 280; PDF p. 300; right column

A calling by the will of God.

volume 2, leaf 893, column 3 (noun entry, opening clause)