Dictionaries :: Draught

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Draught:

King James Dictionary

Draught: Latrine; Toilet.

And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the DRAUGHT, purging all meats? (Mark 7:19)

Draught: A Catching, Hunting.

For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the DRAUGHT of the fishes which they had taken: And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. (Luke 5:9-10)

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Draught:

"a hunting, catching" (from ago, "to lead"), is used only in connection with fishing. In Luk 5:4 it signifies the act of catching fish; in ver. 9 it stands for the catch itself.

Draught:

"a latrine, a sink, drain," is found in Mat 15:17; Mar 7:19.