Famous
Bible Usage:
- famous used 10 times.
- First Reference: Numbers 16:2
- Last Reference: Ezekiel 32:18
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H117 Used 2 times
- H3045 Used 1 time
- H376 Used 1 time
- H7121 Used 2 times
- H7148 Used 2 times
- H8034 Used 2 times
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Famous
FA'MOUS, adjective [Latin famosus. See Fame.]
1. Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; much talked of and praised; distinguished in story.
Two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation. Numbers 16:2.
It is followed by for. One man is famous for erudition; another, for eloquence; and another, for military skill.
2. sometimes in a bad sense; as a famous counterfeiter; a famous pirate.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Famoused
FA'MOUSED, adjective Renowned. [An ill formed word.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Famously
FA'MOUSLY, adverb With great renown or celebration.
Then this land was famously enriched with politic grave counsel.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Famousness
FA'MOUSNESS, noun Renown; great fame; celebrity.