liveth
verb, old form of «lives» (he, she, it)
Early Modern English
Meaning
«liveth» means «lives», a form of «live»: To live is to be alive. tree →
Then and now
Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he liveth» = «he lives».
Examples
- Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all. (Torah GEN.9.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. (Torah GEN.42.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies.' (Torah GEN.42.16, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: lives.
On Mova
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