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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Distance | Adverb: far off, far away; afar, afar off; off; away; a long way off, a great way off, a good way off; wide away, aloof; wide of, clear of; out of the way, out of reach; abroad, yonder, farther, further, beyond; outre mer, over the border, far and wide, "over the hills and far away "; from pole to pole; (over great space); to the uttermost parts, to the ends of the earth; out of hearing, nobody knows where, a perte de vue, out of the sphere of, wide of the mark; a far cry to. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: AFAR OFF |
| English words defined with "AFAR OFF": Apomecometry ♦ Eloign. (references) |
| Author | Quotation |
George Eliot | Would not love see returning penitence afar off, and fall on its neck and kiss it? |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Afar off the fugitives, stopping for a moment out of breath, heard in the darkness this dismal thunder decreasing. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Translations for "AFAR OFF"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Romanian | în depãrtare (abroad, back, in the distance). (various references) | |
Russian | вдалеке (afar, afield). (various references) | |
Swedish | i fjärran (in the distance). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 5, Verse 6 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Idwn de ton ihsoun apo makroqen edramen kai prosekunhsen autw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Videns autem Iesum a longe cucurrit et adoravit eum |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Soðlice þa he þane hælend feorren ge-seah.he arn & hine ge-bæd. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he siy Jhesus afer, and ran, and worschipide hym. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | When he had spied Iesus afarre of he rane and worshipped him |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshiped him, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And when he saw Jesus from far off, he went quickly to him and gave him worship; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Mark Chapter 5, Verse 6 |
| Cebuano | Ug sa pagkaalinggat niya kang Jesus gikan sa layo, siya midalagan ngadto kaniya ug misimba kaniya, |
| Chinese | 他 的 看 見 耶 穌 、 就 跑 過 去 拜 他 ． |
| Croatian | Kad izdaleka opazi Isusa, dotrèi i pokloni mu se, |
| Danish | Men da han så Jesus. Langt borte, løb han hen og kastede sig ned for ham |
| Dutch | Als hij nu Jezus van verre zag, liep hij toe, en aanbad Hem. |
| Finnish | Kun hän kaukaa näki Jeesuksen, juoksi hän ja kumartui maahan hänen eteensä |
| French | Ayant vu Jésus de loin, il accourut, se prosterna devant lui, |
| Gaelic | `Sa faicinn Iosa fad as, ruith e, `s thug e aoradh dha; |
| German | Da er aber Jesum sah von ferne, lief er zu und fiel vor ihm nieder, schrie laut und sprach: |
| Haitian Creole | Li te yon bèl distans lè li wè Jezi. Li kouri, li vin mete ajenou devan li. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ketika dari jauh ia melihat Yesus datang, ia berlari-lari lalu sujud di hadapan Yesus. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Akan tetapi, setelah dilihatnya Yesus dari jauh, berlarilah ia datang menyembah Dia, |
| Maori | A, i tona kitenga i a Ihu i tawhiti, oma ana ia, koropiko ana ki a ia. |
| Norwegian | Og da han så Jesus langt borte, løp han til og falt ned for ham, |
| Portuguese | Vendo, pois, de longe a Jesus, correu e adorou-o; |
| Rumanian | Cknd a vqzut pe Isus de departe, a alergat, I s`a knchinat, |
| Shuar | Tura yajayan Wáiniak Jesusan tseke tarimiayi; tura tikishmatramiayi. |
| Swahili | Alipomwona Yesu kwa mbali, alimkimbilia, akamwinamia |
| Swedish | När denne nu fick se Jesus på avstånd, skyndade han fram och föll ned för honom |
| Uma | Kampohilo-na Yesus ngkai molaa, pokeno-nami hilou mperapai-i, pai' -i mowingkotu' hi nyanyoa-na mponyompa-i. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-f-f-f-o-r" | |
-3 letters: afar, faro, fora, raff. | |
-4 letters: aff, arf, far, for, fro, oaf, oar, off, ora. | |
-5 letters: aa, ar, fa, of, or. | |
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| 1. Crosswords 2. Quotations: Familiar 3. Quotations: Fiction 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Bible Trace 6. Anagrams 7. Bibliography |
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