KJV Dictionary - alive
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ALIVE
ALI'VE, a.
1. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions, and the fluids move, whether in animals or vegetables; as, the man or plant is alive.
2. In a state of action; unextinguished; undestroyed; unexpired; in force or operation; as, keep the process alive.
3. Cheerful; sprightly; lively; full of alacrity; as, the company were all alive.
4. Susceptible; easily impressed; having lively feelings, as when the mind is solicitous about some event; as, one is alive to whatever is interesting to a friend.
5. Exhibiting motion or moving bodies in great numbers.
The city was all alive, when the General entered.
6. In a scriptural sense, regenerated; born again.
For this my son was dead and is alive. Luke 15.
This adjective always follows the noun which it qualifies.
Definition from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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