Bible Dictionaries
Pertain
King James Dictionary
PERTA'IN, L. pertineo, per and tenco, to hold.
1. To belong to be the property, right or duty of.
Men hate those who affect honor by ambition, which pertaineth not to them.
He took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah. 2 Kings 12
It pertains to the governor to open the ports by proclamation.
2. To have relation to. Acts 1
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Entry for 'Pertain'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/p/pertain.html.