KJV Dictionary - vex
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VEX
VEX, v.t. L. vexo.
1. To irritate; to make angry by little provocations; a popular use of the word.
2. To plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict.
Ten thousand torments vex my heart.
3. To disturb; to disquiet; to agitate.
White curl the waves, and the vex'd ocean roars.
4. To trouble; to distress.
I will also vex the hearts of many people. Ezek. 32.
5. To persecute. Act. 12.
6. To stretch, as by hooks. Not in use.
VEX, v.i. To fret; to be teased or irritated.
Definition from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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