Bible dictionaries

Afoot

What Bible dictionaries say about “Afoot”, one article after the other.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

Afoot - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

AFOOT', adv. [a or on and foot.]

1. On foot; borne by the feet; opposed to riding.

2. In action; in a state of being planned for execution; as, a design is afoot, or on foot.

Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

The article in Easton + Webster 1828

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)

a-foot' (pezeuo, "to go on foot"): By walking from Troas to Assos Paul avoided the tedious voyage round Cape Lectum (Ac 20:13 the King James Version; compare Mr 6:33).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2

The article in ISBE 1915