art thou = are you
This is a very popular quote, although its very VERY commonly misunderstood.. When Juliet Capulet says, "Where for art thou Romeo?" in the famous play Romeo and Juliet, she isn't actually asking where are you? She is saying why must you be a Montague, the one family, my family, despises. Hope this helps.
This phrase, 'art thou' is used 118 times in the KJV Bible and is simply the beginning of a question, "Are you ...?".
"Where are you".
The prophet Nathan said "Thou art the man" to King David in the Bible. This was in reference to David's adultery with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband, Uriah. Nathan used this phrase to confront David about his sins.
"Where art thou" means "where are you." The use of the word "thou" indicates the speaker is asking someone who is on friendly, informal terms with him, or her.
Luke 13:12
This phrase, 'How art thou' occurs three times in the KJV Bible, and means in context: Isaiah 14.12 - How are you fallen from Heaven & how are you cut down to the ground! Ezekiel 26.17 - How are you destroyed! Obadiah 1.5 - How are you cut off! So the 'art thou' of the KJV Bible is simply subsituted for 'are you'. These three are not questions but rather statements of amazement at the extent of the fall, the destruction, and of the cutting off, respectively. Good question, and I hope you may get enlightenment at this statement of God.
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"Where art thou" means "where are you." The use of the word "thou" indicates the speaker is asking someone who is on friendly, informal terms with him, or her.
It is an old way of saying "Who are you?" It would have been in the form "Who art thou?"
Isa:14:12: How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Thou means you. Art promis'd means are promised, as in promised to a future spouse. This phrase means that the person is engaged for marriage.
"Thou Art That" by Joseph Campbell has 160 pages in its paperback edition.
It means we were made from the dust and when we die we will return to the dust because our bodies disintegrate and we return to the ground.