'Applied' in the Bible

And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

And already also the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes,

Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye see this person, concerning whom all the multitude of the Jews applied to me both in Jerusalem and here, crying out against him that he ought not to live any longer.

Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the saying: “Nothing beyond what is written.” The purpose is that none of you will be inflated with pride in favor of one person over another.

But I have not used any of these rights, and I'm not writing this so that they may be applied in my case. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.