Uphold
Bible Usage:
- uphold used 8 times.
- upholden used twice.
- upholdest used once.
- upholdeth used 4 times.
- upholding used once.
- First Reference: Psalms 51:12
- Last Reference: Ezekiel 30:6
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: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Uphold
UPHOLD, verb transitive preterit tense and participle passive upheld. [Upholden is obsolete.]
1. To lift on high; to elevate.
2. To support; to sustain; to keep from falling or slipping.
Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. Proverbs 29:23.
3. To keep from declension.
4. To support in any state.
5. To continue; to maintain.
6. To keep from being lost.
Faulconbridge, in spite of spite, along upholds the day.
7. To continue without failing.
8. To continue in being.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Upholder
UPHOLDER, noun
1. One that upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer.
2. An undertaker; one who provides for funerals.
Bible Usage:
- uphold used 8 times.
- upholden used twice.
- upholdest used once.
- upholdeth used 4 times.
- upholding used once.
- First Reference: Psalms 51:12
- Last Reference: Ezekiel 30:6
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: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance: