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The BEST method is simply to use a MODERN Bible translation, in current language !The 1828 Webster Dictionary will give to you what the Kjv terms and words chosen by the 1611 translators meant in their time, not the current understanding in english, so very valuable to avoid misunderstanding g the bible
See especially the 1000 words that have changed their meanings from bacjk then to today when used in 1611 Kjv
And I prefer the language known as "Americian"!
Taking time to consult a dictionary while reading Scripture distracts the reader from his/her Scripture study.
I dont think so - it can add to the study. In addition, you may compare it to another Scripture, ect.
True, but if they wish to keep using the Kjv, that Webster dictionary would be an essential study tool for them to be using
Its functions in English pretty much same way for them that the Hebrew and Greek lexicons for us would
Are you reading or studying?
Especially when the last definition listed is now the primary use and the primary definition or use of the word is now rarely used.
Dictionaries do not help (snip). I was conversing once on forums like this with someone who believed in limited atonement. That is the doctrine that the death of Jesus Christ did not atone for all but for a limited and very small number of sinners. This led me to opine that according to Romans 5:6 Christ died for the ungodly. To my surprise I learned that day that the word "ungodly" was a limiter in this application and in this person's dictionary. The elect only are the ungodly, they taught, even after the apostle had said there is none righteous, no not one. I understood at this point that, though I had not lost the war, that I had definitely lost the battle with this person. Our dictionaries did not match.
Agreed, but first, you need to know that it is necessary to look up a particular word in a dictionary. A number of words and phrases have completely changed their meanings since the KJV translation was made. Why should we look up things like "prevent", "fetched a compass," and "carriages?" We might end up completely misunderstanding such words and phrases by applying their current meanings.