Afflict
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Afflict - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
AFFLICT', v.t. [L. affligo, afflicto, of ad and figo, to strike; eng. flog; Gr. to strike;, L. plaga, a stroke. Hence, eng. flail, g being suppressed; L. flagellum. See Flog.]
1. To give to the body or mind pain which is continued or of some permanence; to grieve, or distress; as, one is afflicted with the gout, or with melancholy, or with losses and misfortunes.
They affect thy heritage, O Lord. Psa 95.
2. To trouble; to harass; to distress.
In other dictionaries
Read “Afflict” in the 12 dictionaries- AfflictionEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- CalamityEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- DistressEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- TribulationEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- TroubleEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- AfflictionInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- CalamityInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- TribulationInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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