REJECT', L. rejicio, rejectus, re and jacio, to throw.
1. To throw away, as any thing useless or vile.
2. To cast off.
Have I rejected those that me ador'd?
3. To cast off to forsake. Jeremiah 7 .
4. To refuse to receive to slight to despise.
Because thou has rejected knowledge, I will reject thee. Hosea 4 . 1 Samuel 15 .
5. To refuse to grant as, to reject a prayer or request.
6. To refuse to accept as, to reject an offer.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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