Former
Bible Usage:
- form used 24 times.
- formed used 33 times.
- former used 50 times.
- formeth used twice.
- forms used twice.
- First Reference: Genesis 40:13
- Last Reference: Revelation 21:4
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H3138 Used 1 time
- H3335 Used 2 times
- H6931 Used 2 times
- H7223 Used 25 times
- G4386 Used 2 times
- G4387 Used 1 time
- G4413 Used 1 time
FORM'ER, noun He that forms; a maker; an author.
FOR'MER, adjective comparative deg.
1. Before in time; preceding another or something else in order of time; opposed to latter.
Her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled. Deuteronomy 24:4.
2. Past, and frequently ancient, long past.
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age. Job 8:8.
3. Near the beginning; preceding; as the former part of a discourse or argument.
4. Mentioned before another.
A bad author deserves better usage than a bad critic; a man may be the former merely through the misfortune of want of judgment; but he cannot be the latter without both that and an ill temper.
FOR'MERLY, adverb In time past, either in time immediately preceding, or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore. We formerly imported slaves from Africa. Nations formerly made slaves of prisoners taken in war.
Bible Usage:
- form used 24 times.
- formed used 33 times.
- former used 50 times.
- formeth used twice.
- forms used twice.
- First Reference: Genesis 40:13
- Last Reference: Revelation 21:4
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H3138 Used 1 time
- H3335 Used 2 times
- H6931 Used 2 times
- H7223 Used 25 times
- G4386 Used 2 times
- G4387 Used 1 time
- G4413 Used 1 time