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# liveth

verb, old form of «lives» (he, she, it)

«liveth» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

«liveth» means «lives», a form of «live»: To live is to be alive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/liveth/#m1)

### Then and now

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he liveth» = «he lives».

### Examples

- Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all. (Torah GEN.9.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/liveth/#x1)
- Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. (Torah GEN.42.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/liveth/#x2)
- Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies.' (Torah GEN.42.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/liveth/#x3)

### Note

Today: lives.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «liveth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/liveth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«liveth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/liveth.html) on Mova free.