Bible dictionaries
Manifestly
What Bible dictionaries say about “Manifestly”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Manifestly - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
MAN'IFESTLY, adv. Clearly; evidently; plainly; in a manner to be clearly seen or understood.
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
man'-i-fest-li (mar'eh, "(in) personal presence"): Has the meaning of "by direct vision," as in 1Co 13:12, "face to face," stating positively (Nu 12:8) what the next clause states negatively, namely, "not in dark speeches." "Apparently" of the King James Version is ambiguous.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915