'Mean' in the Bible

And he said, "{What do you mean by} all this company that I have met?" Then he said, "To find favor in the eyes of my lord."

The most refined and the very sensitive man among you {shall be mean with his brother} and {against his beloved wife} and against the rest of his children that he has left over,

The most refined and the [most] delicate [woman] among you, who shall not venture to put the sole of her foot on the ground from being [so] delicate and from [such] gentleness, {shall be mean to her beloved husband} and against her son and against her daughter,

so that this may be a reminder among you. When your children ask in the future, saying, '{What do these stones mean to you}?'

If he says 'Good,' [it will mean] peace for your servant; but if he [is] very angry, know that {he has decided to do me harm}.

The name of the man [was] Nabal, and the name of his wife [was] Abigail. Now the woman [was] wise and beautiful, but the man [was] stubborn and {mean}, and he [was] as his heart.

The wounds of a friend mean well, but the kisses of an enemy are profane.

"{What do you mean by} quoting this proverb about the land of Israel, {saying}, 'The fathers, they ate unripe fruit, and the teeth of the child became blunt.'

And the people said to me, "Will you not make known to us what these [things] that you are doing [mean] for us?"

{When} {your people} say to you, {saying}, 'Will you not inform us [as to] what these [actions] mean for you?'

But he denied [it] in the presence of [them] all, saying, "I do not know what you mean!"

But he denied [it], saying, "I neither know nor understand what you mean!" And he went out into the gateway, and a rooster crowed.

And all were amazed and greatly perplexed, saying {to one another}, "{What can this mean?}"

For you are bringing some astonishing things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what {these things mean}."

And if their trespass [means] riches for the world and their loss [means] riches for the Gentiles, how much more [will] their fullness [mean]?

For if their rejection [means] the reconciliation of the world, what [will] their acceptance [mean] except life from the dead?

By no means [did I mean] the sexually immoral people of this world or the greedy people and swindlers or idolaters, since then you would have to depart out of the world.