Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10598 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

herod'sherod

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 171 times in 75 works
Consistency: 78.8% (171 of 217)
Reach if approved: ~228 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: No opinion (map not loaded)
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 217 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (171 changes in 75 works, 78.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 171)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
By these the rude unreined world is restrained and civilized. John thundring quell'd Herod'sHerod outragious Souldiers, and quenched their otherwise unruly fierceness: By these the world is tamed …
With rule
By these the rude unreined world is restrained and civilized. John thundring quell'd Herod'sHerod outragious Souldiers, and quenched their otherwise unruly fierceness: By these the world is tamed …
Robert Gouge · The Faith of Dying Jacob · p. 57 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Original Word, foreign, signifies, that he was one, that belonged to the King, one of Herod'sHerod Courtiers. Now in that Court time was, when John Baptist was heard, reverenced, and …
With rule
… Original Word, foreign, signifies, that he was one, that belonged to the King, one of Herod'sHerod Courtiers. Now in that Court time was, when John Baptist was heard, reverenced, and …
John Lightfoot · Remains · p. 179 · Open in the reader
Printed
… wrong; and ſo 'tis in our Day with Herodians, that will be of King Herod'sHerod (or King Harry's) Religion, whatever it be, many matters it not, ſo it have …
With rule
… wrong; and ſo 'tis in our Day with Herodians, that will be of King Herod'sHerod (or King Harry's) Religion, whatever it be, many matters it not, ſo it have …
Christopher Ness · A Complete and Compendious Church History · p. 262 · Open in the reader
Printed
… able to endure their own ſtink, ſeeing how their ſouls do breed worms, as Herod'sHerod body did; they ſee that they are the loathſomeſt Creatures alive, and hence there …
With rule
… able to endure their own ſtink, ſeeing how their ſouls do breed worms, as Herod'sHerod body did; they ſee that they are the loathſomeſt Creatures alive, and hence there …
William Strong · A Discourse of the Two Covenants · p. 18 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the light of Heaven, than the light that leads to Heaven. One observes on Herod'sHerod Oath, that he might have kept his Oath, and spar'd John Baptist's Head, for …
With rule
… the light of Heaven, than the light that leads to Heaven. One observes on Herod'sHerod Oath, that he might have kept his Oath, and spar'd John Baptist's Head, for …
Samuel Hardy · A Second Guide to Heaven · p. 100 · Open in the reader
Printed
… lately that pretended Piety, that by Policy he might act his Cruelty; Such was Herod'sHerod Act, Math. 2. and Judas Kiſs to his Maſter.
With rule
… lately that pretended Piety, that by Policy he might act his Cruelty; Such was Herod'sHerod Act, Math. 2. and Judas Kiſs to his Maſter.
Samuel Kem · King Solomons Infallible Expedient for Three Kingdoms Settlement · p. 4 · Open in the reader
Printed
11. Herod'sHerod thought that Iohn had been risen from the Dead, and the Iews conceit that …
With rule
11. Herod'sHerod thought that Iohn had been risen from the Dead, and the Iews conceit that …
Richard Baxter · The Catechizing of Families · p. 157 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Command, or the neglect of our own duty. God could have ſecured Chriſt from Herod'sHerod fury, by a miraculous ſtroke from Heaven upon his Enemy, but he orders Joſeph …
With rule
… Command, or the neglect of our own duty. God could have ſecured Chriſt from Herod'sHerod fury, by a miraculous ſtroke from Heaven upon his Enemy, but he orders Joſeph …
Stephen Charnock · A Treatise of Divine Providence · p. 171 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (46)

21 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 11 are listed here. 25 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Opposition to Errors of William Sherlock A25202

Printed
… horrid Murders: Cain is upon Record for a Fra…ricide, Saul for a Suicide, Herod'sHerod Ambition was to have been a Deicide; but this last Age seems to have …
With rule
… horrid Murders: Cain is upon Record for a Fra…ricide, Saul for a Suicide, Herod'sHerod Ambition was to have been a Deicide; but this last Age seems to have …
Vincent Alsop · Opposition to Errors of William Sherlock · p. 579 · Open in the reader

Looking Unto Jesus A25241

Printed
1. Herod'sHerod queſtioning of Jeſus Chriſt. 2. Chriſt's ſilence to all his queſtions. 3. Herod'sHerod deriſion; and Chriſt's …
With rule
1. Herod'sHerod queſtioning of Jeſus Chriſt. 2. Chriſt's ſilence to all his queſtions. 3. Herod'sHerod deriſion; and Chriſt's …
Isaac Ambrose · Looking Unto Jesus · p. 362 · Open in the reader
Printed
1. Herod'sHerod queſtioning of Jeſus Chriſt. 2. Chriſt's ſilence to all his queſtions. 3. Herod'sHerod deriſion; and Chriſt's diſmiſſion back again to Pilate.
With rule
1. Herod'sHerod queſtioning of Jeſus Chriſt. 2. Chriſt's ſilence to all his queſtions. 3. Herod'sHerod deriſion; and Chriſt's diſmiſſion back again to Pilate.
Isaac Ambrose · Looking Unto Jesus · p. 362 · Open in the reader

A Century of Sermons A43515

Printed
… had never made a ſaving voyage. All their laughter is like the joy of Herod'sHerod Birth-day, dancing, and revels, and offering of great gifts laſt for a while …
With rule
… had never made a ſaving voyage. All their laughter is like the joy of Herod'sHerod Birth-day, dancing, and revels, and offering of great gifts laſt for a while …
John Hacket · A Century of Sermons · p. 48 · Open in the reader

Works A50522

Printed
… of the Prophets are called the Sons of the Prophets, that is, foreign or that Herod'sHerod Courtiers, Matth. 14. 2. are termed his foreign He said foreign, This is Iohn the Baptist, &c.
With rule
… of the Prophets are called the Sons of the Prophets, that is, foreign or that Herod'sHerod Courtiers, Matth. 14. 2. are termed his foreign He said foreign, This is Iohn the Baptist, &c.
Joseph Mede · Works · p. 39 · Open in the reader

A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament A52807

Printed
… ſits in Heaven, Pſal. 2.4. and ſees their Day is coming, Pſal. 37.16. as Pharaoh's, Senacherib's, Herod'sHerod, &c. blaſting their deſigns, Pſal. 106.12. ſaith, they believed in his word, and ſang his …
With rule
… ſits in Heaven, Pſal. 2.4. and ſees their Day is coming, Pſal. 37.16. as Pharaoh's, Senacherib's, Herod'sHerod, &c. blaſting their deſigns, Pſal. 106.12. ſaith, they believed in his word, and ſang his …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 6 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſprang the Maccabean Principality (ſaith Paraeus) Annexed to the High-Prieſthood, which laſted unto Herod'sHerod Time. This Prieſt's Son (that began the Principality of the Maccabees) was compared to …
With rule
… ſprang the Maccabean Principality (ſaith Paraeus) Annexed to the High-Prieſthood, which laſted unto Herod'sHerod Time. This Prieſt's Son (that began the Principality of the Maccabees) was compared to …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 748 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Departing of the Scepter from Judah) to be fulfilled in Herod'sHerod Ʋſurpation. 2ly. Antipater Herod'sHerod Father being a Crafty Fox, firſt ſided with Pompey againſt Caeſar while he ſeemed …
With rule
… Departing of the Scepter from Judah) to be fulfilled in Herod'sHerod Ʋſurpation. 2ly. Antipater Herod'sHerod Father being a Crafty Fox, firſt ſided with Pompey againſt Caeſar while he ſeemed …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 750 · Open in the reader
Printed
The Firſt Remark herein is, Becauſe the Holy Baptiſt had touched Herod'sHerod White Sin, (which indeed was Black Wickedneſs, he muſt be caſt into Priſon, without …
With rule
The Firſt Remark herein is, Becauſe the Holy Baptiſt had touched Herod'sHerod White Sin, (which indeed was Black Wickedneſs, he muſt be caſt into Priſon, without …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 40 · Open in the reader
Printed
… God bleſſed Peter's prudentials here, for, though ſtrict ſearch was made for him, verſe 18, 19. Herod'sHerod Blood-Thirſtineſs would prompt him to the more ſevere ſcrutiny: And matter of life …
With rule
… God bleſſed Peter's prudentials here, for, though ſtrict ſearch was made for him, verſe 18, 19. Herod'sHerod Blood-Thirſtineſs would prompt him to the more ſevere ſcrutiny: And matter of life …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 401 · Open in the reader

A Complete Christian Dictionary A66593

Printed
… do some wickedness, or to hinder some good thing. Mat. 14. 9. For his oaths sake. Herod'sHerod oath.
With rule
… do some wickedness, or to hinder some good thing. Mat. 14. 9. For his oaths sake. Herod'sHerod oath.
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 448 · Open in the reader