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Consider
King James Dictionary
or CONSIDER, L., to consider, to view attentively, to sit by to sit. See Sit. The literal sense is, to sit by or close, or to set the mind or the eye to hence, to view or examine with attention.
1. To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination to think on with care to ponder to study to meditate on.
Know, therefore, this day, and consider it in thy heart. Deuteronomy 4 .
Hast thou considered my servant Job? Job 1 .
Consider the lilies of the field how they grow. Matthew 6 .
2. To view attentively to observe and examine.
The priest shall consider the leprosy. Leviticus 13 .
3. To attend to to relieve.
Blessed is he that considereth the poor. Psalms 41 .
4. To have regard to to respect.
Let us consider one another, to provoke to love, and to good words. Hebrews 10 .
5. To take into view in examination, or into account in estimates.
In adjusting accounts, services, time, and expense ought to be considered.
6. In the imperative, consider is equivalent to, think with care, attend, examine the subject with a view to truth or the consequences of a measure. So we use see, observe, think, attend.
7. To requite to reward particularly for gratuitous services.
CONSIDER,
1. To think seriously, maturely or carefully to reflect.
None considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge or understanding. Isaiah 44 .
In the day of adversity consider. Ecclesiastes 7 .
2. To deliberate to turn in the mind as in the case of a single person to deliberate or consult, as numbers sometimes followed by of as, I will consider your case, or of your case.
The apostles and elders come together to consider of this matter. Acts 15 .
3. To doubt to hesitate.
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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 'Consider'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/c/consider.html.
