Bible Dictionaries
Wife
King James Dictionary
WIFE, n. plu. Wives. G., a woman.
1. The lawful consort of man a woman who is united to man in the lawful bonds of wedlock the correlative of husband.
The husband of one wife. 1 Timothy 3 .
Let every one of you in particular, so love his wife even as himself, and let the wife see that she reverence her husband. Ephesians 5 .
2. A woman of low employment as strawberry wives. Not in use.
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Entry for 'Wife'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/w/wife.html.