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Convenient
Open directlyHastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
CONVEN'IENT signifies "becoming," "fitting," "appropriate," in several passages; e.g. Prov 30:8; Jer 40:4; Rom 1:28; Eph 5:4; Phile 8. This is the old Latin sense of the word.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Fit or adapted; suitable; proper; becoming; appropriate. [Archaic] Feed me with food convenient for me. Prov. xxx. 8. Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient. Eph. v. 4.
2. Affording accommodation or advantage; well adapted to use; handly; as, a convenient house; convenient implements or tools.
3. Seasonable; timely; opportune; as, a convenient occasion; a convenient season. Acts xxiv. 25.
4. Near at hand; easy of access. [Colloq.] Hereties used to be brought thither, convenient for burning. Thackeray.
Synonyms: Fit; suitable; proper; adapted; fitted; suited; handly; commodious.