moveth

Doth change position

Moveth is an archaic third-person singular form of move, using the -eth ending that was standard in Early Modern English: The spirit of God moveth upon the face of the waters.

The form survives mainly through the King James Bible and other religious or literary texts from that era.

Modern English uses moves.

archaic

goeth

Archaic form of goes

  • hathArchaic possessive verb
  • dothArchaic third-person singular
  • speakethSpeaks, King James style

saith · cometh · giveth · taketh · maketh · heareth · knoweth · liveth · walketh · riseth

poetic

flowing

Moving continuously onward

  • cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
  • rhythmPatterned stress and silence
  • verseMetered poetic passage

stanza · meter · sonorous · lyricism · incantation · invocation · elegiac · solemn · ceremonial · dignified

biblical

Genesis

First biblical book

psalms · proverbs · commandments · covenant · prophecy · apostles · disciples · parable · revelation · salvation

Opposites
temporal register

movethmoves

Changes in position

move · colloquial speech · texting language · internet slang

motion vs. stasis (semantic)

movethstandeth

Old English for stands

remaineth · abideth · sitteth · stays · remains

linguistic register/temporal period

movethmoves

Changes in position

goes · travels · proceeds · walks · runs

Phrases
Family

move, moves, moved, mover, movers, movement, movements, remove, removes

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