Publish
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
"to be a herald, to proclaim, preach," is translated "to publish" in Mark 1:45; 5:20; 7:36; 13:10 , AV (RV, "preached"); Luke 8:39 . See Preach , Proclaim.
"to bear through," is translated "was published" in Acts 13:49 , AV (RV, "was spread abroad"). See Better (be), No. 1.
"to become, come to be," is translated "was published" in Acts 10:37 , lit., "came to be."
"to publish abroad," is so translated in Luke 9:60 , RV (AV, "preach"), and Romans 9:17 . See Declare , A, No. 3.
King James Dictionary [2]
PUB'LISH, L.publico. See Public.
1. To discover or make known to mankind or to people in general what before was private or unknown to divulge, as a private transaction to promulgate or proclaim, as a law or edict. We publish a secret, by telling it to people without reserve. Laws are published by printing or by proclamation. Christ and his apostles published the glad tidings of salvation.
Th' unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator's power display
And publishes to every land
The work of an Almighty hand.
2. To send a book into the world or to sell or offer for sale a book, map or print. 3. To utter to put off or into circulation as, to publish a forged or counterfeit paper. 4. To make known by posting, or by reading in a church as, to publish banns of matrimony. We say also, the persons intending marriage are published that is, their intention of marriage is published.
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): ( v. t.) To utter, or put into circulation; as, to publish counterfeit paper.
(2): ( v. t.) To send forth, as a book, newspaper, musical piece, or other printed work, either for sale or for general distribution; to print, and issue from the press.
(3): ( v. t.) To make known by posting, or by reading in a church; as, to publish banns of marriage.
(4): ( v. t.) To make public; to make known to mankind, or to people in general; to divulge, as a private transaction; to promulgate or proclaim, as a law or an edict.
