Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind. 2. (a.) Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal. 3. (a.) In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano. 4. (a.) Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal. 5. (a.) Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes. 6. (a.) Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman. 7. (a.) Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn. 8. (a.) Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy. 9. (a.) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice. 10. (a.) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive. 11. (a.) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.

Multi-Version Concordance Active (4 Occurrences) Acts 22:19 "'Lord,' I replied, 'they themselves well know how active I was in imprisoning, and in flogging in synagogue after synagogue those who believe in Thee; (WEY) 2 Timothy 2:4 No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier. (See NAS) Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV) James 2:22 You notice that his faith was co-operating with his actions, and that by his actions his faith was perfected; (See RSV)