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King James Dictionary
or FIND, pret. and pp. found. L. venio but in sense, with invenio. The primary sense is to come to, to rush, to fall on, to meet, to set on.
1. Literally, to come to to meet hence, to discover by the eye to gain first sight or knowledge of something lost to recover either by searching for it or by accident.
Doth she not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? and when she hath found it -
Luke 15 .
2. To meet to discover something not before seen or known.
He saith to him, we have found the Messiah. John 1 .
3. To obtain by seeking.
Ask, and it shall be given you seek, and ye shall find.
Matthew 7 .
4. To meet with.
In woods and forests thou art found.
5. To discover or know by experience.
The torrid zone is now found habitable.
6. To reach to attain to to arrive at.
Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth to life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7 .
7. To discover by study, experiment or trial. Air and water are found to be compound substances. Alchimists long attempted to find the philosopher's stone, but it is not yet found.
8. To gain to have as, to find leisure for a visit.
9. To perceive to observe to learn. I found his opinions to accord with my own.
10. To catch to detect.
When first found in a lie, talk to him of it as a strange monstrous matter.
In this sense find is usually followed by out.
11. To meet.
In ills their business and their glory find.
12. To have to experience to enjoy.
Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure. Isaiah 58 .
13. To select to choose to designate.
I have found David my servant. Psalms 89 .
14. To discover and declare the truth of disputed facts to come to a conclusion and decide between parties, as a jury. The jury find a verdict for the plaintiff or defendant. They find the accused to be guilty.
15. To determine and declare by verdict. The jury have found a large sum in damages for the plaintiff.
16. To establish or pronounce charges alleged to be true. The grand jury have found a bill against the accused, or they find a true bill.
17. To supply to furnish. Who will find the money or provisions for this expedition? We will find ourselves with provisions and clothing.
18. To discover or gain knowledge of by touching or by sounding. We first sounded and found bottom at the depth of ninety five fathoms on the Sole bank.
To find one's self, to be to fare in regard to ease or pain, health or sickness. Pray, sir, how do you find yourself this morning.
To find in, to supply to furnish to provide.
He finds his nephew in money, victuals and clothes.
1. To find out. To invent to discover something before unknown.
A man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold - and to find out every device. 2Chon. 2.
2. To unriddle to solve as, to find out the meaning of a parable of an enigma.
3. To discover to obtain knowledge of what is hidden as, to find out a secret.
4. To understand to comprehend.
Canst thou by searching find out God? Job 11 .
5. To detect to discover to bring to light as, to find out a thief or a theft to find out a trick.
To find fault with, to blame to censure.
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 'Find'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/f/find.html.
