Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. i.) To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.
2. (v. i.) To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce.
3. (v. i.) To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship.
4. (v. i.) To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to give a start to (something); to put in operation; as, to launch a son in the world; to launch a business project or enterprise.
5. (v. i.) To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures; -- often with out.
6. (n.) The act of launching.
7. (n.) The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built.
8. (n.) The boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
LAUNCHlanch, lonch.
See SHIPS AND BOATS, III, 1.
Greek
321. anago -- to lead up, bring up ... From ana and ago; to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away --
bring (again, forth, up again), depart,
launch (forth), lead (up), loose
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/321.htm - 7k1877. epanago -- to put out (to sea), to return
... From epi and anago; to lead up on, ie (technical) to put out (to sea); (intransitively)
to return -- launch (thrust) out, return. see GREEK epi. see GREEK anago ...
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Strong's Hebrew
1481b. gur -- to stir up strife, quarrel... root Definition to stir up strife, quarrel NASB Word Usage assails (1), attack
(1), band (1), fiercely assails (1),
launch an attack (1), stir (1).
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December 9. "Launch Out into the Deep" (Luke v. 4).
... DECEMBER 9. "Launch out into the deep" (Luke v. 4). "Launch out into the
deep" (Luke 5:4). One of the special marks of the Holy ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /december 9 launch out into.htm
March 19. "Launch Out into the Deep" (Luke v. 4).
... MARCH 19. "Launch out into the deep" (Luke v. 4). "Launch out into the deep"
(Luke 5:4). Many difficulties and perplexities in connection ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /march 19 launch out into.htm
A Water Haul.
... When He had finished talking, He turned to Peter and said quietly, "Launch out into
the deep, and let down your nets for a draught." And Peter smiled at the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/a water haul.htm
Jesus Went into the Deeps.
... And so to every one of us to-day comes afresh that ringing command, "Launch
out into the deep and let down your nets for a draught." ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on service/jesus went into the deeps.htm
Instructions for Fishermen
... 'Now when He had left speaking, He said unto Simon, Launch out into the
deep, and let down your nets for a draught.'"Luke 5:4. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/instructions for fishermen.htm
Grace for Service.
... We are not going to have the grace we need to qualify us for work until we launch
out into the deep, and begin to use the abilities and the opportunities we ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/moody/sovereign grace/chapter vii grace for service.htm
Saved to Serve.
... First comes the plain call to service: "Launch out." This is the ringing service
call. ... The Master says, "Launch out." Get down into the thick of the fight. ...
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Ambition in Service.
... The second step in this ringing call to service is this: ambition in service. "Launch
out into the deep." The shore waters are largely over-fished. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/ambition in service.htm
The Third Commandment
... For example, Christ said to Peter, Launch out into the deep, and make a draught,'
Luke 5:4. This text was spoken in a plain, literal sense of launching out the ...
/.../watson/the ten commandments/2 3 the third commandment.htm
John 0. 297222222 "To Whom?"
... You launch forth into the world, perhaps, from quiet homes, where the primary truths
of Christianity were never called in question for a moment, to hear all ...
/.../chapter xi john 0 297222222 to.htm
Thesaurus
Launch (3 Occurrences)... 2. (vi) To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce. 3. (vi) To cause to move
or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to
launch a ship.
.../l/launch.htm - 8kLaughter (14 Occurrences)
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Launched (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Launch. Multi-Version Concordance
Launched (5 Occurrences). Luke 8:22 Now it happened on ...
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Lance (7 Occurrences)
... 7. (vt) To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess.
8. (vt) To throw in the manner of a lance. See Launch. Int. ...
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Lanch (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To throw, as a lance; to let fly; to launch.
Multi-Version Concordance Lanch (1 Occurrence). Luke ...
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Dart (9 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A fish; the dace. See Dace. 5. (vt) To throw with a sudden effort or
thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch. ...
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Draught (8 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV DBY WBS). Luke 5:4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch
out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. (KJV ASV WBS YLT) ...
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Peter (181 Occurrences)
... Jesus appeared suddenly, and entering into Simon's boat, bade him launch forth and
let down the nets. He did so, and enclosed a great multitude of fishes. ...
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Sidon (35 Occurrences)
... It led all the Phoenician cities in its early development of maritime affairs, its
sailors being the first to launch out into the open sea out of sight of land ...
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Proverbs (11 Occurrences)
... The effect of this prefatory and theme-propounding matter is to launch the collection
of proverbs much after the manner of modern literary works, and the rest ...
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Bible Concordance
Launch (3 Occurrences)Luke 5:4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
(KJV)
Judges 10:18 The people, the princes of Gilead, said one to another, "What man is he who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."
(See NIV)
Psalms 59:3 For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh.
(See NAS)
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Launch
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Laughter (14 Occurrences)
Launched (5 Occurrences)
Lance (7 Occurrences)
Lanch (1 Occurrence)
Dart (9 Occurrences)
Draught (8 Occurrences)
Peter (181 Occurrences)
Sidon (35 Occurrences)
Proverbs (11 Occurrences)
Boats (11 Occurrences)
Ships (46 Occurrences)
Anem (1 Occurrence)
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