showeth
verb, old form of «shows» (he, she, it)
Early Modern English
Meaning
«showeth» means «shows», a form of «show»: To show is to let someone see something. tree →
Then and now
Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he showeth» = «he shows».
Examples
- And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go; peradventure the LORD will come to meet me; and whatsoever He showeth me I will tell thee.' And he went to a bare height. (Torah NUM.23.3, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: shows.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «showeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «showeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.
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