Vagabond
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
From Lat. vagabundus, "a wanderer," "a fugitive;" not used opprobriously (Genesis 4:12, R.V., "wanderer;" Psalm 109:10; Acts 19:13, R.V., "strolling").
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) A wanderer with no fixed dwelling, and usually without the means of honest livelihood; a vagrant; a tramp.

2. (a.) Moving from place to place without a settled habitation; wandering.

3. (a.) Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.

4. (a.) Being a vagabond; strolling and idle or vicious.

5. (v. i.) To play the vagabond; to wander like a vagabond; to stroll.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
VAGABOND

vag'-a-bond (nudh, "to wander"): The word is used in the curse pronounced on Cain (Genesis 4:12, 14). the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes in each case "wanderer," but in Psalm 109:10 it retains "vagabonds." "Vagabond Jews" (perierchomai; the Revised Version (British and American) "strolling Jews") were persons who traveled about as professional exorcists (Acts 19:13).

Greek
213. alazon -- vagabond, hence an impostor, boaster
... vagabond, hence an impostor, boaster. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
alazon Phonetic Spelling: (al-ad-zone') Short Definition: a boaster ...
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790. astateo -- to be unsettled, ie homeless
... Phonetic Spelling: (as-tat-eh'-o) Short Definition: I am unsettled, have no fixed
abode Definition: I am unsettled, have no fixed abode, lead a vagabond life. ...
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212. alazoneia -- boastfulness
... 212 (a feminine noun derived from , "wandering, roaming") -- properly, a vagabond
("quack"), making empty boasts about having "cures" to rid people of all ...
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4022. perierchomai -- to go about
... go about. From peri and erchomai (including its alternate); to come all around,
ie Stroll, vacillate, veer -- fetch a compass, vagabond, wandering about. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
5128. nua -- to quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
... to (go) up and down, be gone away, (be) move(-able, -d), be promoted, reel, remove,
scatter, set, shake, sift, stagger, to and fro, be vagabond, wag, (make ...
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1980. halak -- to go, come, walk
... surely go (2), swept (1), take (6), taking (2), throng (1), took (1), took for us
to come (1), travel (3), traveled (1), travelers* (1), vagabond (1), vanished ...
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5110. nud -- to move to and fro, wander, flutter, show grief
... or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt -- bemoan, flee, get, mourn, make to move,
take pity, remove, shake, skip for joy, be sorry, vagabond, way, wandering ...
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Library

Acts xix. 8, 9
... (d) "Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them
which had evil spirits ... Observe: vagabond, or, itinerant, Jewish exorcists. ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xli acts xix 8.htm

George Borrow
... Israelitish civilisation sets before us again and again in Cain and Abel, Isaac
and Ishmael, Esau and Jacob"the contrast of the wild and vagabond hunter and ...
//christianbookshelf.org/beeching/george borrow/george borrow.htm

The Growth and Power of Sin
... her strength. A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. And ...
our heads. Every sinner is a fugitive and a vagabond. But ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the growth and power of.htm

The Voice of the Blood of Christ
... throne, summoned the culprit to his presence, questioned him, condemned him out
of his own mouth, and made him henceforth a fugitive and a vagabond, to wander ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the voice of the blood.htm

Conclusion.
... We have here not the real Christ, the Jew, the outcast and the vagabond. ... Against
him there was only this poor vagabond from Nazareth"and the Invisible. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/stead/king of the jews/chapter x conclusion.htm

The Life of Adam
... When thou shalt work and labor the earth it shall bring forth no fruit, but
thou shalt be fugitive, vagabond, and void on the earth. ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the life of adam.htm

Paul in Ephesus.
... "Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over ... The name
of Jesus was used by those vagabond Jews solely as a magical incantation. ...
/.../dick/lectures on the acts of the apostles/lecture xxii paul in ephesus.htm

Demonstration v. --Of Wars.
... humbled. Cain gloried over Abel his brother and slew him. And he was cursed
and became a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth. Again ...
/.../aphrahat/aphrahat select demonstrations/demonstration v of wars.htm

He Does Battle for the Faith; He Restores Peace among those who ...
... panting and weary. A vagabond madman, arriving by chance at that place, came
upon the man and asked him what he did there. He replied ...
/.../chapter vii he does battle.htm

The Judgment.
... 1. Of all their bad. But mark, not under the consideration of vagabond slaves and
sinners, but as sons, stewards, and servants of the Lord Jesus. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xxvi the judgment.htm

Thesaurus
Vagabond (4 Occurrences)
... 4. (a.) Being a vagabond; strolling and idle or vicious. 5. (vi) To play the
vagabond; to wander like a vagabond; to stroll. Int. ...VAGABOND. ...
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Vagrant (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) One who strolls idly from place to place; one who has no settled habitation;
an idle wanderer; a sturdy beggar; an incorrigible rogue; a vagabond. ...
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Rogue (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A vagrant; an idle, sturdy beggar; a vagabond;
a tramp. ... 6. (vi) To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks. ...
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Shack (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (vt) To wander as a vagabond or a tramp. ... 5. (n.) Liberty of winter pasturage.
6. (n.) A shiftless fellow; a low, itinerant beggar; a vagabond; a tramp. ...
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Vacillation (1 Occurrence)

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Vagabonds (1 Occurrence)

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Outcast (6 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home, society,
or country; hence, often, a degraded person; a vagabond. ...
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Ishmaelite (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an outcast. 3. (n.)
See Ismaelian. Multi-Version Concordance Ishmaelite (3 Occurrences). ...
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Findeth (66 Occurrences)
... 4:14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from
thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the ...
/f/findeth.htm - 26k

Tillest (1 Occurrence)
... Genesis 4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee
her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. ...
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Resources
What is a vagabond in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

What is the ragamuffin gospel? | GotQuestions.org

Topical: Definitions ' Article Index | GotQuestions.org

Vagabond: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Vagabond (4 Occurrences)

Acts 19:13
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
(KJV WBS)

Genesis 4:12
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
(KJV WBS)

Genesis 4:14
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
(KJV WBS)

Proverbs 6:11
Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man
(See NAS RSV)

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