King James Bible Dictionary

DELIVER, verb transitive [Latin Free, disengaged; to free, to peel.]

1. To free; to release, as from restraint; to set at liberty; as, to deliver one from captivity.

2. To rescue, or save.

DELIVER me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked. Psalms 71:4.

3. To give, or transfer; to put into anothers hand or power; to commit; to pass from one to another.

Thou shalt deliver Pharoahs cup into his hand. Genesis 40:11

So we say, to deliver goods to a carrier; to deliver a letter; to deliver possession of an estate.

4. To surrender; to yield; to give up; to resign; as, to deliver a fortress to an enemy. It is often followed by up; as, to deliver up the city; to deliver up stolen goods.

Th exalted mind

All sense of woe delivers to the wind.

5. To disbuden of a child.

6. To utter; to pronounce; to speak; to send forth in words; as, to deliver a sermon, an address, or an oration.

7. To exert in motion.

To deliver to the wind, to cast away; to reject.

To deliver over, to transfer; to give or pass from one to another; as, to deliver over goods to another.

2. To surrender or resign; to put into anothers power; to commit to the discretion of; to abandon to.

DELIVER me not over to the will of my enemies. Psalms 27:12.

To deliver up, to give up; to surrender.

DELIVER, adjective Free; nimble.

DELIVERABLE, adjective That may be or is to be delivered.

A bill of lading may state that the goods are deliverable to a particular person therein named.

See Affliction; God, Providence of; Prayer, Answered
Afflictions and Adversities; God, Providence of; Prayer, Answered

DELIVERANCE, noun

1. Release from captivity, slavery, oppression, or any restraint.

He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives. Luke 4:18.

2. Rescue from danger or any evil.

God sent me to save your lives by a great deliverance Genesis 45:7.

3. The act of bringing forth children.

4. The act of giving or transferring from one to another.

5. The act of speaking or pronouncing; utterance. [In the three last senses, delivery is now used.]

6. Acquittal of a prisoner, by the verdict of a jury. God send you a good deliverance

DELIVERED, participle passive Freed; released; transferred or transmitted; passed from one to another; committed; yielded; surrendered; rescued; uttered; pronounced.

Appellation of Jesus.
Romans 11:26

DELIVERER, noun

1. One who delivers; one who releases or rescues; a preserver.

The Lord raised up a deliverer to Israel. Judges 3:9.

2. One who relates, or communicates.

DELIVERING, participle present tense Releasing; setting free; rescuing; saving; surrendering; giving over; yielding; resigning.

DELIVERY, noun

1. The act of delivering.

2. Release; rescue; as from slavery, restraint, oppression or danger.

3. Surrender; a giving up.

4. A giving or passing from one to another; as the delivery of goods, or of a deed.

5. Utterance; pronunciation; or manner of speaking. He has a good delivery I was charmed with his graceful delivery

6. Childbirth. Isaiah 26:17.

7. Free motion or use of the limbs.