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 |
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