Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G5562
to be in (give) space, i.e. (intransitively) to pass, enter, or (transitively) to hold, admit (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: :--come, contain, go, have place, (can, be room to) receive.
Etymology: from ;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
to make room, either by motion or capacity; to move, pass, Mt. 15:17; to proceed, go on, 2 Pet. 3:9; to progress, make way, Jn. 8:37; trans. to hold as contents, contain, afford room for, Mk. 2:2; Jn. 2:6; 21:25; met. to give mental admittance to, to yield accordance, Mt. 19:11, 12; to admit to approbation and esteem, to regard cordially, 2 Cor. 7:2*
Key Appearances in the New Testament
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