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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal.

2. (v. t.) Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable; -- with to and an infinitive or noun; as, liable to slip; liable to accident.

Greek

1777. enochos -- held in, bound by, liable to (a condition ...
... held in, bound by, liable to (a condition, penalty or imputation). Part of Speech:
Adjective Transliteration: enochos Phonetic Spelling: (en'-okh-os) Short ...
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2349. thnetos -- subject to death
... Word Origin from thnesko Definition subject to death NASB Word Usage mortal (6).
mortality. From thnesko; liable to die -- mortal(-ity). see GREEK thnesko. ...
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3805. pathetos -- one who has suffered or is subject to suffering
... suffer. From the same as pathema; liable (ie Doomed) to experience pain -- suffer.
see GREEK pathema. (pathetos) -- 1 Occurrence. 3804, 3805. pathetos. 3806 ...
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5267. hupodikos -- brought to trial, answerable to
... Speech: Adjective Transliteration: hupodikos Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-od'-ee-kos)
Short Definition: answerable to Definition: answerable to, liable to (brought ...
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Library

The Son by Being Designated Word and Wisdom, (According to the ...
... Chapter VII."The Son by Being Designated Word and Wisdom, (According to the
Imperfection of Human Thought and Language) Liable to Be Deemed a Mere Attribute. ...
/.../tertullian/against praxeas/chapter vii the son by being.htm

What St. Paul Calls Spiritual Wickednesses Displayed by Pagan ...
... Heretics, in No Dissimilar Manner. Holy Scripture Especially Liable to
Heretical Manipulation. Affords Material for Heresies, Just ...
/.../the prescription against heretics/chapter xxxix what st paul calls.htm

All Beings were Made Good, but not Being Made Perfectly Good, are ...
... Chapter 12."All Beings Were Made Good, But Not Being Made Perfectly Good,
are Liable to Corruption. All things that exist, therefore ...
/.../augustine/the enchiridion/chapter 12 all beings were made.htm

The Unobligated Death of Christ Has Freed those who were Liable to ...
... Book XIII. Chapter 14."The Unobligated Death of Christ Has Freed Those Who
Were Liable to Death. 18. What, then, is the righteousness ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 14 the unobligated death of.htm

The Answer, that by the Law of Nature Men were from the Beginning ...
... II. Second Conference of Abbot Moses. Chapter XXIII. The answer, that by the law
of nature men were from the beginning liable to judgment and punishment. ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xxiii the answer that.htm

Whence Sins Extended to Man.
... belong to human weakness." It does not follow that he who is angry must fear, or
that he who feels joy must grieve; in short, they who are liable to anger are ...
/.../chap xv whence sins extended to.htm

Of the Weakness of Man.
... Chap. IV."Of the Weakness of Man. They also complain that man is liable
to diseases, and to untimely death. They are indignant ...
/.../lactantius/on the workmanship of god/chap iv of the weakness of.htm

Index.
... of school-masters, 13. Light house, not liable to rates, 64, in not. ... a personal
tax, 53. " who liable, 57. " out-setters, how far liable to, 34. ...
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Introduction to the Treatise that no one Can Harm the Man who Does ...
... Do you say for example that the eyes are liable to the evil of ophthalmia, the entire
body to disease, corn to mildew, timber to rot, copper and iron to rust ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/introduction to the treatise that.htm

Of God, and his Anger and Affections.
... it is necessary that He should make some return for the services of those who are
excellent, and who lead a holy life, that He may not be liable to the charge ...
/.../a treatise on the anger of god addressed to donatus/chap xvi of god and his.htm

Thesaurus

Liable (7 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety
is liable for the debt of his principal. ...Liable (7 Occurrences). ...
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Answerable (7 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify,
or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is ...
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Damnable (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Liable to damnation; deserving, or for
which one deserves, to be damned; of a damning nature. ...
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Balance (12 Occurrences)
... 3. The System of Weighing Liable to Fraud: Though the "balances" in ancient times
were rudely constructed, the weighing could be done quite accurately, as may ...
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Incur (7 Occurrences)
... To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to put
one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject ...
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Frail (6 Occurrences)
... 4. (superl) Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish;
easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm. 5. (superl) Tender. ...
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Forfeit (12 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.
5. (n.) To lose, or lose the right to, by some error ...
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Fugitive (12 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Not fixed; not durable; liable to disappear or fall away; volatile; uncertain;
evanescent; liable to fade; -- applied to material and immaterial things ...
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Punishments (31 Occurrences)
... The housebreaker was liable to be slain with impunity (Exodus 22:2). A fine in the
modern sense is unknown in the Scriptures, unless Leviticus 5:6-19 be ...
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Bottle (28 Occurrences)
... The fact that the leather underwent distension once and only once under fermentation,
and the further fact that the wine-skins became dried and liable to crack ...
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Bible Concordance

Liable (7 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:21 "You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones,'You shall not murder;' and'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.'
(See NAS RSV)

Matthew 5:22 But I say to you that every one who becomes angry with his brother shall be answerable to the magistrate; that whoever says to his brother 'Raca,' shall be answerable to the Sanhedrin; and that whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be liable to the Gehenna of Fire.
(WEY RSV)

Matthew 26:66 What think ye? And they answering said, He is liable to the penalty of death.
(DBY)

Romans 6:9 because we know that Christ, having come back to life, is no longer liable to die.
(WEY)

Galatians 3:15 Brethren, even a covenant made by a man--to borrow an illustration from daily life--when once formally sanctioned is not liable to be set aside or added to.
(WEY)

Joshua 6:18 But as for you, only keep yourselves from the devoted thing, lest when you have devoted it, you take of the devoted thing; so would you make the camp of Israel accursed, and trouble it.
(See NIV)

Joshua 7:12 Therefore the children of Israel can't stand before their enemies. They turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become devoted for destruction. I will not be with you any more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Liable

Related Terms

Answerable (7 Occurrences)

Damnable (1 Occurrence)

Balance (12 Occurrences)

Incur (7 Occurrences)

Frail (6 Occurrences)

Forfeit (12 Occurrences)

Fugitive (12 Occurrences)

Punishments (31 Occurrences)

Bottle (28 Occurrences)