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BETRA'Y, L.traho.
1. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust as, an officer betrayed the city.
The son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. Matthew 17
2. To violate by fraud, or unfaithfulness as, to betray a trust.
If the people of America ever betray their trust, their guilt will merit even greater punishment than other nations have suffered, and the indignation of heaven.
3. To violate confidence by disclosing a secret, or that which was intrusted to expose followed by the person, or the thing as, my friend betrayed me, or betrayed the secret.
4. To disclose, or permit to appear, what is intended to be kept secret, or what prudence would conceal.
Be swift to hear, but cautions of your tongue, lest you betray your ignorance.
Hence,
5. To mislead or expose to inconvenience not foreseen as, great confidence betrays a man into errors.
6. To show to discover to indicate what is not obvious at first view, or would otherwise be concealed.
Nor, after length of years, a stone betray
The place where once the very ruins lay.
This river betrays its original in its name.
All the names in the country betray great antiquity.
7. To fail, or deceive.
But when I rise, I shall find my legs betraying me.
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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.
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.
Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Betray'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/b/betray.html.
Entry for 'Betray'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/b/betray.html.
