CategoryArchaic Word
Modern Equivalentsuitable; proper; fitting.
KJV Word TypeAdjective
DefinitionFit, suitable, proper, or appropriate. In the KJV, it does not always mean “encounter.”
Key Verses"It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs." (Matthew 15:26)
KJV Usage NoteMeans “fit,” “proper,” or “suitable” in many passages, rather than “to encounter.”
Common MisunderstandingIt does not always mean to encounter someone; in many KJV passages it means suitable, proper, or fitting.
EtymologyFrom Old English gemaete ("suitable, fitting").