Difference between revisions of "Often"
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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61838" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61838" /> == | ||
<p> [[Often | <p> [[Often]] adv. of'n. comp. oftener superl. oftenset. Frequently many times not seldom. </p> <p> OFTEN, a. of'n. Frequent. Improper. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6877" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6877" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' of ''''' ´' ''''' n ''''' ( πυκνός , <i> ''''' puknós ''''' </i> , "thick," "close"): An archaic usage for "frequent": "Thine <i> often </i> infirmities" ( 1 Timothy 5:23 ); compare "by often rumination" (Shakespeare, <i> As You Like It </i> , | <p> ''''' of ''''' ´' ''''' n ''''' ( πυκνός , <i> ''''' puknós ''''' </i> , "thick," "close"): An archaic usage for "frequent": "Thine <i> often </i> infirmities" ( 1 Timothy 5:23 ); compare "by often rumination" (Shakespeare, <i> As You Like It </i> , IV, i, 18); "The <i> often </i> round" (Ben Jonson, <i> The [[Forest]] </i> , III); "Of wrench'd or broken limb - an <i> often </i> chance" (Tennyson, <i> Gareth and Lynette </i> ). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == |
Latest revision as of 08:11, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( adv.) Frequently; many times; not seldom.
(2): ( a.) Frequent; common; repeated.
King James Dictionary [2]
Often adv. of'n. comp. oftener superl. oftenset. Frequently many times not seldom.
OFTEN, a. of'n. Frequent. Improper.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
of ´' n ( πυκνός , puknós , "thick," "close"): An archaic usage for "frequent": "Thine often infirmities" ( 1 Timothy 5:23 ); compare "by often rumination" (Shakespeare, As You Like It , IV, i, 18); "The often round" (Ben Jonson, The Forest , III); "Of wrench'd or broken limb - an often chance" (Tennyson, Gareth and Lynette ).