KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Luke 1:59–63
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Luke 1:59
59And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
59And it came to passe that on the eight day they came to circumcise the childe, and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
Luke 1:60
60And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
60And his mother answered, and said, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.
Luke 1:61
61And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
61And they said vnto her, There is none of thy kinred that is called by this name.
Luke 1:62
62And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
62And they made signes to his father, how he would haue him called.
Luke 1:63
63And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
63And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn: and they marueiled all.
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DEFINED WORDS
Luke 1:59
To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The ordinal number following the seventh.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
circumcise
To cut off the foreskin as the commanded sign of the covenant; figuratively, to remove hardness or uncleanness of heart.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A son or daughter; a young person; a descendant; or one characterized by a stated relation or quality.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Named, summoned, invited, proclaimed, or addressed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A word or appellation by which a person or thing is known; also reputation, character, authority, remembrance, or the person represented, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Luke 1:60
A female parent; figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Replied or responded; spoke in answer to a person, statement, or situation.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Named, summoned, invited, proclaimed, or addressed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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Luke 1:61
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Relation by birth; consanguinity. Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former. Relation by marriage; affinity.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Named, summoned, invited, proclaimed, or addressed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A word or appellation by which a person or thing is known; also reputation, character, authority, remembrance, or the person represented, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Luke 1:62
Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Named, summoned, invited, proclaimed, or addressed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
DEFINED WORDS
Luke 1:63
A flat surface or board; a place for food; a written tablet or list, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Of write.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
A word or appellation by which a person or thing is known; also reputation, character, authority, remembrance, or the person represented, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Wonder; admiration.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 59
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Open the full verse study12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
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Open the full verse study3And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
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Open the full verse study21And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
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Open the full verse study5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
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Open the full verse study8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
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Open the full verse study3And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
From verse 60
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Open the full verse study13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
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Open the full verse study25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
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Open the full verse study3And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
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Open the full verse study63And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
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Open the full verse study25And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
From verse 62
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Open the full verse study22And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
From verse 63
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Open the full verse study8¶ Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
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Open the full verse study60And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
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Open the full verse study13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
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Open the full verse study2And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
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Open the full verse study1THE sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
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Open the full verse study3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
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