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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. p.) of Strive.

2. (p. p) of Strive.

Strong's Hebrew

8280. sarah -- to persist, exert oneself, persevere
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to persist, exert oneself, persevere NASB Word
Usage contended (1), striven (1), wrestled (1). have power as a prince. ...
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Library

The Prodigal's Return
... And I have a man here who is convinced of the unholiness of his life, and he has
striven to reform, not because he thinks reformation would save him, for he ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the prodigals return.htm

A Call to the Unconverted
... Hast thou never been disobedient in thy youth? Hast thou never kicked against
a mother's love, and striven against a father's rebuke? ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/a call to the unconverted.htm

The Folly of Slander. Part 1.
... Slander thence hath always been a principal engine whereby covetous, ambitious,
envious, ill-natured, and vain persons have striven to supplant their ...
/.../barrow/sermons on evil-speaking by isaac barrow/the folly of slander part.htm

Evolution in General
... to that of all other things in Nature, "all other things" have that to gain by the
alliance which philosophy and theology for centuries have striven to win for ...
/.../drummond/the lowell lectures on the ascent of man/i evolution in general.htm

Miracles of Destruction.
... Here was an opportunity in their very path of enforcing, by a visible sign proceeding
from himself, one of the most important truths he had striven to teach ...
/.../macdonald/miracles of our lord/x miracles of destruction.htm

A Christmas Sermon
... IV. To look back upon the past year, and see how little we have striven and to what
small purpose: and how often we have been cowardly and hung back, or ...
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The Christian Home
... and make life worth living. According as this ideal is striven for, and
attained, will the true home be realized. Many a man has ...
/.../sell/studies in the life of the christian/study x the christian home.htm

Christians Proved Innocent by their Contempt of Death.
... because we persuade men to avoid such instruction, and all who practise them and
imitate such examples, as now in this discourse we have striven to persuade you ...
/.../chapter xii christians proved innocent by.htm

Preface.
... I have at the same time striven continually to keep in mind the wonderful unity
and simplicity there is in it, as centred in the person of Jesus. ...
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Grundtvig's Hymns
... In the pride of his youth he had striven, as he once complained, to win
the laurel wreath, but had found it to be an empty honor. ...
/.../aaberg/hymns and hymnwriters of denmark/chapter fifteen grundtvigs hymns.htm

Thesaurus

Striven (10 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Striven (10 Occurrences). 2 Timothy 4:7 the good strife
I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept, (YLT). ...
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Strived (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (pp) Striven. Multi-Version Concordance Strived
(1 Occurrence). Romans 15:20 Yea, so have I strived to ...
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Strife (71 Occurrences)
... strife. (WEB KJV ASV YLT). 2 Timothy 4:7 the good strife I have striven, the
course I have finished, the faith I have kept, (YLT). Titus ...
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Calleth (261 Occurrences)
... of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, 'The water 'is' ours;' and he calleth
the name of the well 'Strife,' because they have striven habitually with ...
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Weren't (25 Occurrences)
... 24 I have laid a snare for you, and you are also taken, Babylon, and you weren't
aware: you are found, and also caught, because you have striven against Yahweh ...
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Removeth (27 Occurrences)
... Genesis 26:22 And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have
not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, 'For ...
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Enlargement (7 Occurrences)
... Genesis 26:22 And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have
not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, 'For ...
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Embitter (2 Occurrences)
... Paul's First Letter to Timothy (See NIV). Genesis 49:23 And embitter him --
yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers; (YLT). ...
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Enlargements (1 Occurrence)
... Genesis 26:22 And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have
not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, 'For ...
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Diggeth (7 Occurrences)
... Genesis 26:22 And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have
not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, 'For ...
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Bible Concordance

Striven (10 Occurrences)

2 Timothy 4:7 the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,
(YLT)

Genesis 26:20 and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, 'The water 'is' ours;' and he calleth the name of the well 'Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him;
(YLT)

Genesis 26:22 And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, 'For -- now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.'
(YLT)

Genesis 32:28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
(See JPS ASV NAS RSV)

Genesis 49:23 And embitter him -- yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers;
(YLT)

Numbers 20:13 These 'are' waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel have 'striven' with Jehovah, and He is sanctified upon them.
(YLT)

Numbers 26:9 and the sons of Eliab 'are' Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram; this 'is that' Dathan and Abiram, called ones of the company, who have striven against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, in their striving against Jehovah,
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 33:7 And this 'is' for Judah; and he saith: -- Hear, O Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And unto his people do Thou bring him in; His hand hath striven for him, And an help from his adversaries art Thou.
(YLT)

Job 33:13 Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?
(See JPS YLT)

Jeremiah 50:24 I have laid a snare for you, and you are also taken, Babylon, and you weren't aware: you are found, and also caught, because you have striven against Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Subtopics

Striven

Related Terms

Strived (1 Occurrence)

Strife (71 Occurrences)

Calleth (261 Occurrences)

Weren't (25 Occurrences)

Removeth (27 Occurrences)

Enlargement (7 Occurrences)

Embitter (2 Occurrences)

Enlargements (1 Occurrence)

Diggeth (7 Occurrences)