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Espy
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ESPY',v.t. L. specio.
1. To see at a distance to have the first sight of a thing remove. Seamen espy land as they approach it.
2. To see or discover something intended to be hid, or in a degree concealed and not very visible as, to espy a man in a crowd, or a thief in a wood.
3. To discover unexpectedly.
As one of them opened his sack, he espied his money. Genesis 42
4. To inspect narrowly to examine and make discoveries.
Moses sent me to espy out the land, and I brought him word again. Joshua 14 .
ESPY', To look narrowly to look about to watch.
Stand by the way and espy. Jeremiah 48
This word is often pronounced spy, which see.
ESPY', n. A spy a scout.
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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 'Espy'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/e/espy.html.
Entry for 'Espy'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/e/espy.html.
