The following is a select listing of obsolete terms and their meanings in current terminology. A more complete list may be found in The Interpreter’s Dictionary of The Bible published by Abingdon Press. The number of obsolete words is well over 1000, many of the words though obsolete in common language are still used in enough circles that their meaning is still easily enough understood. This list will only deal with words that are more likely to be misunderstood. For those who find themselves sucked into the King James only debate I would encourage you to read “The King James Only Controversy Can You Trust the Modern Translations?” by James R. White published by Bethany House.

Addicted 1 Cor. 16:15 Devoted Advise thyself 1 Chr. 21:12 Decide Affinity 1 Kings 3:1 Alliance Allege Acts 17:3 Prove Anon Matt. 13:20 Immediately Armholes Jer. 38:12 Armpits Assuaged Gen. 8:1 Subsided Barbarian 1 Cor. 14:11 Foreigner Botch Deut. 28:27 Boils Bowels Phil. 1:8 Affection Bruit Jer. 10:22 Rumor Carriage 1 Sam. 17:22 Baggage Cast about Jer. 41:14 Turn around Chambering Rom. 13:13 Debauchery Chapman 2 Chr.9:14 Trader Cieled Ezek. 41: 16 Paneled Clouted Josh. 9:5 Patched Clouts Jer. 38:11 Rags Compass Josh. 6:3 March around Compass, fetch a Acts 28:13 Make a circuit Concupiscence 1 Thess. 4:5 Lust Confection Exod. 30:35 Incense blended Confectionaries 1 Sam. 8:13 Perfumers Curious Acts 19:19 Magical Curiously Ps. 139:15 Intricately Darling Ps. 22:20 My life Daysman Job 9:33 Umpire Degree 1 Tim. 3:13 Standing Degrees 2 Kings 20:9 Steps Delicacies Rev. 18:3 Wantonness, luxury Descry Judg. 1:23 Spy out Doctor Luke 2:46 Teacher Draught Matt. 15:17 Sewer, latrine, privy Draught house 2 Kings 10:27 Latrine Dure Matt. 13:21 Endure Ear 1 Sam. 8:12 Plow Eared Deut. 21:4 Plowed Emulation Gal. 5:20 Jealousy Enlargement Esth. 4:14 Relief Ensue 1 Pet. 3:11 Pursue Exchanger Matt 25:27 Banker Fat Joel 2:24 Vat Fining pot Prov. 17:3 Crucible Flagons Song of S. 2:5 Raisins Flood Josh. 24:3 River Flux Acts 28:8 Dysentery Fray Deut. 28:26 Frighten Froward Deut. 32:20 Perverse Furniture Gen. 31:34 Saddle Gainsay Luke 21:15 Contradict Gender Gal. 4:24 Bear children Heavily Ps. 35:14 In mourning Heavy 1 Kings 20:43 Resentful Herb Gen. 1:29 Plant Hough Josh. 11:6 Hamstring Imagination Deut. 29:19 Stubbornness Implead Acts 19:38 Accuse Impotent Acts 14:8 Crippled Jangling 1 Tim. 1:6 Vain discussion Leasing Ps. 5:6 Lies Let Isa. 43:13 Hinder Light bread Num. 21:5 Worthless food In good liking Job 39:4 Strong worse liking Dan. 1:10 In poorer condition Lucre 1 Tim. 3:3 Gain Lunatick Matt. 4:24 Epileptic Mansion John 14:2 Room Mar 1 Sam. 6:5 Ravage Meat Gen. 1:29 Food Murrian Exod. 9:3 Plague Neesing Job 41:8 Sneezing Nephew Judg. 12:14 Grandson Noisome Ps. 91:3 Deadly Pap Luke 11:27 Breast Pastor Jer. 23:1 Shepherd A peculiar people 1 Pet. 2:9 God’s own people Peradventure Gen. 24:5 Perhaps Persecute Ps. 71:11 Pursue Pitiful Jas. 5:11 Compassionate Prick Acts 26:14 Goad Profane Ezek.22:26 Common, ordinary Publican Mark 2:15 Tax collector Pulse Dan. 1:12 Vegetables Purge John 15:2 Prune Purtenance Exod. 12:9 Inner parts Reins Jer. 12:2 Heart Reprobate Jer. 6:30 Refuse Rid Gen. 37:22 Rescue Ringstraked Gen. 30:35 Striped Road 1 Sam. 27:10 Raid Scall Lev. 13:30 Itch Scrip Matt. 10:10 Bag Settle Ezek. 43:14 Ledge Shambles 1 Cor. 10:25 Meat market Shamefacedness 1 Tim. 2:9 Modesty Simplicity Rom. 12:8 Liberality Sleight Eph. 4:14 Cunning Slime Gen. 11:3 Bitumen Sod Gen. 25:29 Boiled Sodden Exod. 12:9 Boiled Sop John 13:26 Morsel Sore Gen. 19:9 Hard Sore Ps. 38:11 Plague Sottish Jer. 4:22 Stupid Sped Judg. 5:30 Succeeded Speed Gen. 24:12 Success Strait Job 36:16 Distress Strait Matt. 7:13 Narrow Straitness Jer. 19:9 Distress Streak Gen.30:37 Streak To supple Ezek. 16:4 To cleanse Surfeiting Luke 1:63 Dissipation Swellings 2 Cor. 12:20 Conceit Taber upon Nah. 2:7 Beat Table Luke 1:68 Tablet Tale 1 Sam. 18:27 Number Target 1 Sam. 17:6 Javelin Tell Gen. 15:5 Number Tire 2 Kings 9:30 Adorn Tire Exek. 24:17 Turban Translate 2 Sam 3:10 Transfer Turtle Song of S. 2:12 Turtledove Twain 1 Sam. 18:21 A second time Unction 1 John 2:20 Anointing Witty inventions Prov. 8:12 Discretion Compiled by Ron Corson 1999