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KJV Dictionary / P / ponder

KJV Dictionary Definition: ponder

ponder

PON'DER, v.t. L. pondero, from pondo, pondus, a pound; pendeo,pendo, to weigh.

1. To weigh in the mind; to consider and compare the circumstances or consequences of an event, or the importance of the reasons for or against a decision.

Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. Luke 2.

2. To view with deliberation; to examine.

Ponder the path of thy feet. Prov.4.

The Lord pondereth the hearts. Prov.21.

To ponder on, is sometimes used, but is not be to countenanced.

ponderable

PON'DERABLE, a. That may be weighed; capable of being weighed.

ponderal

PON'DERAL, a. from L. pondus, weight. Estimated or ascertained by weight, as distinguished from numeral; as a ponderal drachma.

ponderance

PON'DERANCE, n. Weight; gravity.

ponderate

PON'DERATE, v.t. To weigh in the mind; to consider. Not in use.

ponderation

PONDERA'TION, n. The act of weighing. Little used.

pondered

PON'DERED, pp. Weighed in the mind; considered; examined by intellectual operation.

ponderer

PON'DERER, n. One that weighs in his mind.

pondering

PON'DERING, ppr. Weighing intellectually; considering; deliberating on.

ponderingly

PON'DERINGLY, adv. With consideration or deliberation.

ponderous

PON'DEROUS, a. L. ponderosus.

1. Very heavy; weighty; as a ponderous shield; a ponderous load.

2. Important; momentous; as a ponderous project. This application of the word is unusual.

3. Forcible; strongly impulsive; as a motion vehement or ponderous; a ponderous blow.

Ponderous spar, heavy spar, or baryte.

ponderously

PON'DEROUSLY, adv. With great weight.

ponderousness

PON'DEROUSNESS, n. Weight; heaviness; gravity.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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