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Howbeit
CategoryArchaic Word
Modern Equivalenthowever; nevertheless.
KJV Word TypeConjunction / transition word
DefinitionHowever; nevertheless; yet.
Key Verses"Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting." (Matthew 17:21)
KJV Usage NoteIntroduces a contrast, qualification, or exception.
Common MisunderstandingIt is not a question word like “how”; it functions like “however.”
EtymologyFrom phrase “how be it,” meaning “however it may be.”