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Bible (Tyndale)

The New Testament (1526–1534).
The 204th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 1936 quotations (about 0.06% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations1936Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word125Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning455Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
AbibIn the ancient Hebrew calendar: the first month of the ecclesiastical year and the seventh…1531Go To Quotation
achangeThe action of exchanging; an exchange.1530Go To Quotation
adoorsOf the doors; at the doors. Only with preceding adverb, as out adoors, in adoors. Cf. a door adv.1526Go To Quotation
anathemaAnything accursed, or consigned to damnation. Also quasi- adj. Accursed, consigned to perdition.1526Go To Quotation
anathema maranathaThese words occur together in 1 Cor. xvi. 22. According to modern criticism, maran atha…1526Go To Quotation
apostleshipThe office or position of an apostle; proclamation of a religious system; leadership of a social reform.1526Go To Quotation
AthenianA native or inhabitant of Athens; also (see quot. 1638) the speech of this people.1526Go To Quotation
baningPoisoning.1530Go To Quotation
beggarlyfig. Intellectually poor, destitute of meaning or intrinsic value.1526Go To Quotation
betrayerOne who betrays: in various senses of the vb.1526Go To Quotation
boldentrans. To make bold, embolden, encourage. refl. To take courage, ‘make bold’ (to do a thing).1526Go To Quotation
bondmaidA slave girl.1526Go To Quotation
broken-heartedHaving a broken heart; heart-broken; having the spirits crushed by grief or despair. See break v. 7c and broken adj. 6.1526Go To Quotation
brotherlyIn the manner or spirit of a brother; fraternally.1526Go To Quotation
bruterer‘A prophesier, a soothsayer’ (Tyndale Table of words).1530Go To Quotation
busybodyAn officious, interfering, meddling, or prying person; one who involves himself or…1526Go To Quotation
castawayOne who or that which is cast away or rejected; a reprobate.1526Go To Quotation
CastorIn Greek mythology, name of one of the twin sons (Castor and Pollux) of Tyndarus…1526Go To Quotation
chastentrans. To inflict disciplinary or corrective punishment on; to visit with affliction…1526Go To Quotation
chasteningThe action of the verb chasten v.; disciplinary punishment, chastisement, correction; subduing of excess or intensity.1526Go To Quotation
childishnessQuality or conduct natural to a child.1526Go To Quotation
complainerOne who complains or gives audible expression to a sense of injury; a fault-finder, murmurer.1526Go To Quotation
CorinthianA native or inhabitant of Corinth.1526Go To Quotation
daughter-law= daughter-in-law n.1526Go To Quotation
deceivablenessThe capacity of deceiving; deceitfulness, deceit; deceptiveness. Obs. (or arch. after N.T.)1526Go To Quotation
dividerOne who distributes, a distributor; one who shares something with another.1526Go To Quotation
dividingThe action of the verb divide v.; division.1526Go To Quotation
divorcementThe action of divorcing, or the fact of being divorced; dissolution of the marriage tie; divorce.1526Go To Quotation
excommunicateExcommunicated. Also as past participle. arch.1526Go To Quotation
excommunicatetrans. (Ecclesiastical). To cut off from communion; to exclude, by an authoritative…1526Go To Quotation
eye-serviceThe action or conduct of an eye-servant; service performed only under inspection or under the master's eye.1526Go To Quotation
fatlingA calf, lamb, or other young animal fatted for slaughter. Also transf., of a person.1526Go To Quotation
fellow-soldierOne who fights under the same standard as another; a companion-in-arms.1526Go To Quotation
finisherOne who or that which finishes (in the different senses of the vb.).1526Go To Quotation
fishermanOne whose occupation is to catch fish.1526Go To Quotation
godlyIn a godly fashion.1530Go To Quotation
God-speedto bid (wish) one God-speed, to utter the words ‘God speed (you)’; esp. to express a wish…1526Go To Quotation
grosslyIn a plain or obvious manner; palpably, plainly, obviously; in plain terms. Obs.1526Go To Quotation
guest-chamberA room used for the lodging or entertainment of a guest.1526Go To Quotation
harborousAffording harbour or shelter; given to hospitality.1526Go To Quotation
hard byClose by; in close proximity to; close to, very near to. (Now only of place.)1526Go To Quotation
heave-offeringIn the Levitical law: An offering which was ‘heaved’ or elevated by the priest when…1530Go To Quotation
heave shoulderIn the Levitical law: The shoulder of an animal ‘heaved’ or elevated in sacrifice (cf. heave-offering n.). Also transf. and fig.1530Go To Quotation
here-henceFrom this source; from this fact or circumstance; as a result of this.1526Go To Quotation
holy placepl. (See quot. 1856.)1526Go To Quotation
housetopThe top of a house, esp. the roof. Also fig. (with reference to Phrases).1526Go To Quotation
housewifelyOf a person, typically a woman: having the character of a housewife, esp. in being…1526Go To Quotation
ignorancyThe quality of being ignorant; = ignorance n. 1.1526Go To Quotation
incomerSport. A bird that flies towards the sportsman.1526Go To Quotation
incorruptionFreedom from physical corruption or decay; incorrupt condition. Now arch. and only in reference to 1 Cor. xv. 42, etc.1526Go To Quotation
inexcusableOf persons.1526Go To Quotation
intend= intent n.1526Go To Quotation
JehovahThe principal and personal name of God in the Old Testament; in English…1530Go To Quotation
jestingThe action of jest v.; joking, pleasantry; trifling; ridicule.1526Go To Quotation
jotThe least letter or written part of any writing; hence, generally, the very least or a…1526Go To Quotation
judgement-seatThe seat on which a judge sits when trying a cause or pronouncing judgement; a seat of judgement; a tribunal.1526Go To Quotation
justifierOne who justifies: see justify v.1526Go To Quotation
liveThat possesses life; alive, living, as opposed to ‘dead’.1531Go To Quotation
logA Hebrew measure for liquids; the twelfth part of a hin; = about three quarters of a pint.1530Go To Quotation
longedEarnestly desired. Now always longed-for; formerly also (poet.) without the adv., as if from a transitive use of the vb.1526Go To Quotation
long-sufferingPatient endurance of provocation or trial; longanimity.1526Go To Quotation
lostOf which some one has been deprived; not retained in possession; no longer to be found. Also…1526Go To Quotation
lowthLowness.1526Go To Quotation
Mercy-seatTheol. The lid of gold, decorated with two winged cherubim, covering the Ark of the…1530Go To Quotation
mocking-stockA laughing stock.1526Go To Quotation
mother-lawA mother-in-law; a stepmother.1526Go To Quotation
networkWork (esp. manufactured work) in which threads, wires, etc., are crossed or interlaced…1530Go To Quotation
NicolaitanA member of an early Christian or Gnostic sect, believed to have allowed its members…1526Go To Quotation
nurse-fellowA foster-brother.1526Go To Quotation
offscouringIn biblical use, and allusions to this: a group of people despised and cast aside…1526Go To Quotation
oiledCovered, smeared, moistened, or lubricated with oil; mixed or prepared using oil. Also fig. and in figurative contexts.1530Go To Quotation
open doorIn sing. and pl. A free or unrestricted means of access (lit. and fig.).1526Go To Quotation
ourselvesIn apposition to the subjective pronoun we.1526Go To Quotation
particolouredPartly of one colour and partly of another or others; variegated; esp. (of a dog or…1530Go To Quotation
PassoverThe major Jewish spring festival which commemorates the liberation of the People of…1530Go To Quotation
peace offeringIn biblical translations and references, as a term of the Levitical law: an offering…1530Go To Quotation
persecuter= persecutor n.1526Go To Quotation
PhilippianA native or inhabitant of Philippi, an ancient city in Macedonia.1526Go To Quotation
posetrans. To examine (a person) by questioning; to question, interrogate; = appose v. 1. Cf. oppose v. 1a. Obs. (Sc. in later use).1526Go To Quotation
prison fellowA companion in prison; a fellow prisoner.1526Go To Quotation
refusedThat has been refused (in various senses).1530Go To Quotation
rose-colouredHaving a pink or light crimson colour like that of a rose; roseate, rosy.1526Go To Quotation
royetousWild, riotous; extravagant.1526Go To Quotation
sanctifyingThe action of the verb sanctify v.1526Go To Quotation
scapegoatIn the Mosaic ritual of the Day of Atonement (Lev. xvi), that one of two goats that was…1530Go To Quotation
sea-shoreThe coast of the sea, or the land lying adjacent to the sea; also, in more restricted…1526Go To Quotation
shewbreadThe twelve loaves that were placed every Sabbath ‘before the Lord’ on a table beside the…1530Go To Quotation
silverlingA shekel.1526Go To Quotation
silver plateA thin flat piece of silver.1526Go To Quotation
singlenessSincerity, straightforwardness, honesty, integrity; freedom from deceit, duplicity, or guile.1526Go To Quotation
sorcererOne who practises sorcery; a wizard, a magician.1526Go To Quotation
stiff-neckedHaving a stiff neck. Chiefly fig. of persons, with Biblical reference…1526Go To Quotation
stumbling-blockAn occasion of moral stumbling; a ‘scandal’, ‘offence’.1526Go To Quotation
surmisingThe action of the verb surmise v.; the framing of conjectures; suspicion, esp. of evil.1526Go To Quotation
sycamineThe common black mulberry, Morus nigra.1526Go To Quotation
SyrtisProper name of two large quicksands (Syrtis major and minor) off the northern coast of Africa; hence gen. a quicksand.1526Go To Quotation
taskmasterOne whose office is to allot tasks and see to their performance; an overseer; a middleman; spec.…1530Go To Quotation
temperancy= temperance n., as a quality or state, in senses 1 2 3b; esp. moderation. Common in 16th c.; rare after 1630.1526Go To Quotation
thank-offeringIn the Levitical law, An offering presented as an expression of gratitude to God…1530Go To Quotation
tribute-moneyMoney paid in tribute.1526Go To Quotation
two-edgedHaving two edges; esp. of a sword, axe, etc., having two cutting edges, one on each side of the blade.1526Go To Quotation
unbelieverOne who does not believe; spec. one who does not accept a particular religious belief, an infidel.1526Go To Quotation
uncircumcision(un- prefix 12 5b.)1526Go To Quotation
uncondemned(un- prefix 8.)1526Go To Quotation
undergirdtrans. To secure or fasten from the under-side, as by a rope or chain passed underneath. Freq. fig. (now the dominant use).1526Go To Quotation
unghostlyUnspiritual.1526Go To Quotation
ungodliness(un- prefix 12: cf. ungodly adj.)1526Go To Quotation
ungodlyOf persons: Not fearing or reverencing God; irreligious, impious, wicked.1526Go To Quotation
ungodly= ungodlily adv. (Common in 16th c.)1526Go To Quotation
unleavened(un- prefix 8.)1530Go To Quotation
unprofitableness(un- prefix 12 5b; cf. unprofitable adj.)1526Go To Quotation
untowardOf persons (or animals), their disposition, etc.: Difficult to manage, restrain, or control; intractable, unruly, perverse.1526Go To Quotation
uproarAn insurrection or rising of the populace; a serious tumult, commotion, or outbreak…1526Go To Quotation
viperThe small ovo-viviparous snake Pelias berus (formerly Coluber berus or Vipera communis)…1526Go To Quotation
waveA movement in the sea or other collection of water, by which a portion of the water…1526Go To Quotation
weaklingAn effeminate or unmanly person. Obs.1526Go To Quotation
whereinsoeverIn whatever matter, respect, etc.1526Go To Quotation
whoremongerOne who has dealings with whores; one who practises whoredom; a fornicator, lecher.1526Go To Quotation
wine-pressA press in which the juice is extracted from the grapes in the manufacture of…1526Go To Quotation
wine-vatA vat in which the grapes are pressed in wine-making; a wine-press.1526Go To Quotation
wreathedFormed by or as by wreathing, wrying, twisting, or twining; arranged or disposed in coils, curves, or twists; contorted, twisted.1530Go To Quotation
writing-tableA small thin tablet, sheet, or plate of wood, ivory, or other material for writing (esp.…1526Go To Quotation
yoke-fellowA person ‘yoked’ or associated with another, esp. in some work or occupation; a…1526Go To Quotation
ZamzummimA name of ‘a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims’ (Deut. ii. 21); used allusively or fig.1530Go To Quotation
zealousIn obs. const. with preps.1526Go To Quotation

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