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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Creep
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CREEP, Gr., the sense is to catch, to grapple L., to scrape or scratch.
1. To move with the belly on the ground, or the surface of any other body, as a worm or serpent without legs, or as many insects with feet and very short legs to crawl.
2. To move along the ground, or on the surface of any other body, in growth, as a vine to grow along.
3. To move slowly, feebly or timorously as an old or infirm man, who creeps about his chamber.
4. To move slowly and insensibly, as time.
To morrow, and to morrow, and to morrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day.
5. To move secretly to move so as to escape detection, or prevent suspicion.
Of this sort are they who creep into houses, and lead away captive silly women. 2 Timothy 3 .
6. To steal in to move forward unheard and unseen to come or enter unexpectedly or unobserved as, some error has crept into the copy of a history.
7. To move or behave with servility to fawn.
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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.
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.
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Entry for 'Creep'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​c/creep.html.
Entry for 'Creep'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​c/creep.html.