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Webster 1913 Edition

Context

Con-text′

,
Adj.
[L.
contextus
, p. p. of
contexere
to weave, to unite;
con-
+
texere
to weave. See
Text
.]
Knit or woven together; close; firm.
[Obs.]
The coats, without, are
context
and callous.
Derham.

Con′text

,
Noun.
[L.
contextus
; cf. F.
contexte
.]
The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning.
According to all the light that the
contexts
afford.
Sharp.

Con-text′

,
Verb.
T.
To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
[Obs.]
Feltham.
The whole world’s frame, which is
contexted
only by commerce and contracts.
R. Junius.

Webster 1828 Edition

Context

CONTEXT

,
Noun.
[L. Con and texo, to weave.] The general series or composition of a discourse; more particularly, the parts of a discourse which precede or follow the sentence quoted; the passages of scripture which are near the text, either before it or after it. The sense of a passage of scripture is often illustrated by the context.

CONTEXT

,
Adj.
Knit or woven together; close; firm.

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