the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Close
King James Dictionary
or CLOSE,
1. To shut to make fast, by pressing together, or by stopping an open place, so as to intercept a passage, in almost any manner as, to close the eyes to close a gate, door or window. In these and other cases, closing is performed by bringing an object before the opening. To close a book, is to bring the parts together.
The Lord hath closed your eyes. Isaiah 29 .
He closed the book. Luke 4 .
2. To end to finish to conclude to complete to bring to a period as, to close a bargain, or contract.
One frugal supper did our studies close.
3. To unite, as the parts of a breach or fracture to make whole to consolidate often followed by up.
The Lord closed up the flesh instead thereof. Genesis 2 .
4. To cover to inclose to encompass to overwhelm.
The depths closed me round about. Jonah 2 .
5. To inclose to confine. See Inclose.
6. To move or bring together to unite separate bodies or parts as, to close the ranks of an army.
CLOSE, s as z.
1. To unite to coalesce to come together as the parts of a wound or fracture, or parts separated often followed by on or upon.
The fat closed upon the blade. Judges 3 .
The earth closed upon them. Numbers 16 .
2. To end to terminate, or come to a period as, the debate closed at six oclock.
To close on or upon, to come to a mutual agreement to agree on or join in.
France and Holland might close upon some measures to our disadvantage.
To close with, to accede to to consent or agree to as, to close with the terms proposed. When followed by the person with whom an agreement is made, to make an agreement with to unite with as, to close with an enemy.
He took the time when Richard was deposed,
And high and low with happy Harry closed.
In this sense, to close in with is less elegant.
To close with,
To close in with, To unite to join closely to grapple, as persons in a contest applied to wrestlers, when they come to close embrace for scuffling.
CLOSE, a.
1. Shut fast tight made fast, so as to have no opening as a close box a close vizard.
2. Having parts firmly united compact dense applied to solid substances of any king as the close texture of wood or metal.
3. Having parts firmly adhering viscous tenacious as oil, or glue.
4. Confined stagnant without ventilation or motion as close air.
5. Confined retired.
While David kept himself close. 1 Chronicles 12 .
6. Hid private secret as, to keep a purpose close. Numbers 5. Luke 9 .
7. Confined within narrow limits narrow as a close alley.
8. Near within a small distance as a close fight or action.
9. Joined in contact or nearly so crowded as, to sit close.
10. Compressed, as thoughts or words hence, brief concise opposed to loose or diffuse.
Where the original is close, no version can reach it in the same compass.
11. Very near, in place or time adjoining, or nearly so.
I saw him come close to the ram. Daniel 8 .
They sailed close by Crete. Acts 27 .
Some dire misfortune follows close behind.
12. Having the quality of keeping secrets, thoughts or designs cautious as a close minister. Hence in friendship, trusty confidential
13. Having an appearance of concealment implying art, craft or wariness as a close aspect.
14. Intent fixed attentive pressing upon the object as, to give close attention.
Keep your mind or thoughts close to the business or subject.
15. Full to the point home pressing as a close argument bring the argument close to the question.
16. Pressing earnest warm as a close debate.
17. Confined secluded from communication as a close prisoner.
18. Covetous penurious not liberal as a close man.
19. Applied to the weather or air, close, in popular language, denotes warm and damp, cloudy or foggy, or warm and relaxing, occasioning a sense of lassitude and depression. Perhaps originally, confined air.
20. Strictly adhering to the original as a close translation.
21. In heraldry, drawn in a coat of arms with the wings close, and in a standing posture.
Close communion, with baptists, communion in the Lords supper with their own sect only.
Close election, an election in which the votes for different candidates are nearly equal.
CLOSE, adv. Closely nearly densely secretly pressingly.
Behind her death close followed, pace for pace.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Entry for 'Close'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/c/close.html.
