KJV dictionary & concordance
1. Belonging to very early or former times; very old or long established. 2. An aged or senior person. 3. As part of the title Ancient of days, the one enthroned in judgment.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 33:15
Complete exact-word concordance
And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
And for the chiefe things of the ancient mountaines, and for the precious things of the lasting hils,
The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
The riuer of Kishon swept them away, that ancient riuer, the riuer Kishon: O my soule, thou hast troden downe strength.
Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.
Hast thou not heard long agoe, how I haue done it, and of ancient times that I haue formed it? now haue I brought it to passe, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heapes.
1611 marginal noteOr, hast thou not heard how I haue made it long agoe, and formed it of ancient times? should I now bring it to be laide waste, and fenced cities to be ruinous heapes?
And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.
And Iokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Ioash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, & Iashubi Lehem. And these are ancient things.
But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
But many of the Priests and Leuites, and chiefe of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seene the first house; when the foundation of this house was laide before their eyes, wept with a loude voice, and many shouted aloude for ioy:
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
With the ancient is wisedome, and in length of dayes, vnderstanding.
I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
I haue considered the dayes of old, the yeeres of auncient times.
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
Remoue not the ancient land marke, which thy fathers haue set.
1611 marginal noteOr, bound.
1611 marginal noteChap. 13.10. deut. 19 14. & 27.7.
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
The mighty man, and the man of warre; the Iudge and the Prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
And the people shall be oppressed, euery one by another, and euery one by his neighbour: the childe shall behaue himselfe proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
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In scripture, very old men. Also, governors, rulers, political and ecclesiastical.
