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Date "WITNESSETH" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1594. (references) |
"WITNESSETH" is a common misspelling or typo for: witnessed. |
| Domain | Definition |
Law | Witnesseth that the parties hereto mutually covenant and agree as follow. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: WITNESSETH |
| Specialty definitions using "WITNESSETH": witness whereof/in. (references) |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | Because experience witnesseth that ecclesiastical establishments, instead of maintaining the purity and efficacy of Religion, have had a contrary operation. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "WITNESSETH" is generally used as a noun (common) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "WITNESSETH" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (common) | 66.67% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 33.33% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
witnesseth | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "WITNESSETH"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
French | foi de quoi/en (witness whereof/in). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | itnessethway свидетельствуют. (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 20, Verse 23 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Plhn oti to pneuma to agion kata polin diamarturetai legon oti desma me kai qliyeiV menousin |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Nisi quod Spiritus Sanctus per omnes civitates protestatur mihi dicens quoniam vincula et tribulationes me manent |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | But that the Hooli Goost `bi alle citees witnessith to me, and seith, that boondis and tribulaciouns at Jerusalem abiden me. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | But that the holy goost witnesseth in every cite sayinge: yt bondes and trouble abyde me. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Save that the Holy Spirit testifieth in every city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide me. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 20, Verse 23 |
| Albanian | përveçse Fryma e Shenjtë dëshmon për mua në çdo qytet, duke thënë se më presin pranga dhe mundime. |
| Cebuano | gawas lamang nga sa mataglungsod nga akong adtoan ang Espiritu Santo nagapasidaan kanako nga ang mga talikala ug ang mga kasakit nagahulat kanako. |
| Chinese | 但 知 " 聖 靈 在 各 城 裡 向 我 指 證 、 說 、 有 捆 鎖 與 患 難 等 待 我 。 |
| Croatian | osim što mi Duh Sveti u svakom gradu jamèi da me èekaju okovi i nevolje. |
| Danish | kun, at den Helligånd i hver By vidner for mig og siger, at Lænker og Trængsler vente mig. |
| Dutch | Dan dat de Heilige Geest van stad tot stad betuigt, zeggende, dat mij banden en verdrukkingen aanstaande zijn. |
| Finnish | Sen vain tiedän, että Pyhä Henki jokaisessa kaupungissa todistaa minulle ja sanoo, että kahleet ja ahdistukset minua odottavat. |
| French | seulement, de ville en ville, l`Esprit Saint m`avertit que des liens et des tribulations m`attendent. |
| German | nur daß der heilige Geist in allen Städten bezeugt und spricht, Bande und Trübsal warten mein daselbst. |
| Haitian Creole | Yon sèl bagay moun konnen: nan chak lavil kote m' pase, Sentespri avèti m' prizon ak anpil soufrans ap tann mwen. |
| Hungarian | Kivéve, hogy a Szent Lélek városonként bizonyságot tesz, mondván, hogy én reám fogság és nyomorúság következik. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Saya hanya tahu bahwa di tiap-tiap kota, Roh Allah sudah dengan tegas memberitahukan kepada saya, bahwa saya akan masuk penjara dan akan menderita. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | hanyalah Rohulkudus itu menyaksikan aku dari sebuah ke sebuah negeri, menyatakan bahwa pengikat dan sengsara menantikan aku. |
| Italian | So soltanto che lo Spirito Santo in ogni citt mi attesta che mi attendono catene e tribolazioni. |
| Latvian | Tikai Svçtais Gars man katrâ pilsçtâ liecina, sacîdams, ka vaþas un apspieðana mani gaida Jeruzalemç. |
| Maori | Heoi ano ko ta te Wairua Tapu e whakaatu nei ki ahau i tenei pa, i tenei pa, e mea ana, kei te taria mai ahau e nga mekameka, e nga mate. |
| Norwegian | men bare at den Hellige Ånd i by efter by vidner for mig og sier at bånd og trengsler venter mig. |
| Portuguese | senão o que o Espírito Santo me testifica, de cidade em cidade, dizendo que me esperam prisões e tribulações. |
| Rumanian | Numai, Duhul Sfknt mq knwtiinyeazq din cetate kn cetate cq mq awteaptq lanyuri wi necazuri. |
| Russian | ФПМШЛП дХИ уЧСФЩК П ЧУЕН ЗПТП"БН УЧЙ"ЕФЕМШУФЧХЕФ, ЗПЧПТС, ЮФП ХЪЩ Й УЛПТ'Й Ц"ХФ НЕОС. |
| Shuar | Tura Yusa Wakaní iniakturkui juna nékajai, Ashí pepru wi jeattajna nui Enketátai tusar Nákarainiawai. Tura ti Wáitsatniun nekapsattajai. |
| Spanish | salvo que el Espíritu Santo me da testimonio en una ciudad tras otra, diciendo que me esperan prisiones y tribulaciones. |
| Swahili | Ninachojua tu ni kwamba Roho Mtakatifu ananithibitishia katika kila mji kwamba vifungo na mateso ndivyo vinavyoningojea. |
| Uma | Sampale-wadi to ku'inca, hi butu ngata to kukahiloui-mi wengi, Inoha' Tomoroli' mpakanoto-maka bate rahoo' -a mpai' hi ria pai' mporata kaparia. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-h-i-n-s-s-t-t-w" | |
-1 letter: whiteness. | |
-2 letters: entwists, newsiest, sweetish, thewiest, twenties, twinsets. | |
-3 letters: entwist, hessite, newsies, sestine, sithens, tensest, theines, theists, twinset, wetness, wettish, whitens, whitest, wisents, witness. | |
-4 letters: heists, insets, newest, newies, newish, newsie, seines, sestet, sheens, sheets, shiest, shines, sinews, sitten, sneesh, steins, stints, sweets, swithe, tenets, tenses, tenths, tentie, testes, testis, theine, theins, theist, theses. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-h-i-n-s-s-t-t-w" | |
+4 letters: noteworthiness, watertightness. | |
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