I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy ghost.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 1:8 · retained source text
I indeed haue baptized you with water: but hee shall baptize you with the holy Ghost.
KJV dictionary & concordance
ghost
Meaning of “ghost”
Sense 1: A spirit. Sense 2: In the title Holy Ghost, the divine Spirit of God. Sense 3: The life or spirit yielded up at death, in the expression to give or yield up the ghost.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
109 occurrences108 verses20 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 25:8
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But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 3:29 · retained source text
But he that shal blaspheme against the holy Ghost, hath neuer forgiuenesse, but is in danger of eternall damnation.
For David himself said by the Holy ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 12:36 · retained source text
For Dauid himselfe said by the holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, til I make thine enemies thy footstoole.
But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy ghost.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 13:11 · retained source text
But when they shall lead you, and deliuer you vp, take no thought before hand what ye shall speake, neither doe yee premeditate: but whatsoeuer shall bee giuen you in that houre, that speake yee: for it is not yee that speake, but the holy Ghost.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 10.19.
And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 15:37 · retained source text
And Iesus cryed with a loude voice, and gaue vp the ghost.
¶ And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 15:39 · retained source text
¶ And when the Centurion which stood ouer against him, saw that hee so cryed out, and gaue vp the ghost, hee said, Truely this man was the Sonne of God.
Complete reference index — all 108 verses
Genesis 25:8Genesis 25:17Genesis 35:29Genesis 49:33Job 3:11Job 10:18Job 11:20Job 13:19Job 14:10Jeremiah 15:9Lamentations 1:19Matthew 1:18Matthew 1:20Matthew 3:11Matthew 12:31Matthew 12:32Matthew 27:50Matthew 28:19Mark 1:8Mark 3:29Mark 12:36Mark 13:11Mark 15:37Mark 15:39Luke 1:15Luke 1:35Luke 1:41Luke 1:67Luke 2:25Luke 2:26Luke 3:16Luke 3:22Luke 4:1Luke 12:10Luke 12:12Luke 23:46John 1:33John 7:39John 14:26John 19:30John 20:22Acts 1:2Acts 1:5Acts 1:8Acts 1:16Acts 2:4Acts 2:33Acts 2:38Acts 4:8Acts 4:31Acts 5:3Acts 5:5Acts 5:10Acts 5:32Acts 6:3Acts 6:5Acts 7:51Acts 7:55Acts 8:15Acts 8:17Acts 8:18Acts 8:19Acts 9:17Acts 9:31Acts 10:38Acts 10:44Acts 10:45Acts 10:47Acts 11:15Acts 11:16Acts 11:24Acts 12:23Acts 13:2Acts 13:4Acts 13:9Acts 13:52Acts 15:8Acts 15:28Acts 16:6Acts 19:2Acts 19:6Acts 20:23Acts 20:28Acts 21:11Acts 28:25Romans 5:5Romans 9:1Romans 14:17Romans 15:13Romans 15:161 Corinthians 2:131 Corinthians 6:191 Corinthians 12:32 Corinthians 6:62 Corinthians 13:141 Thessalonians 1:51 Thessalonians 1:62 Timothy 1:14Titus 3:5Hebrews 2:4Hebrews 3:7Hebrews 6:4Hebrews 9:8Hebrews 10:151 Peter 1:122 Peter 1:211 John 5:7Jude 1:20
Where “ghost” appears
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Genesis4 occurrences
4 versesJob5 occurrences
5 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew7 occurrences
7 versesMark6 occurrences
6 versesLuke12 occurrences
12 versesJohn5 occurrences
5 versesActs45 occurrences
44 versesRomans5 occurrences
5 verses1 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 verses2 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseTitus1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews5 occurrences
5 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse1 John1 occurrence
1 verseJude1 occurrence
1 verse
4 versesJob5 occurrences
5 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew7 occurrences
7 versesMark6 occurrences
6 versesLuke12 occurrences
12 versesJohn5 occurrences
5 versesActs45 occurrences
44 versesRomans5 occurrences
5 verses1 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 verses2 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseTitus1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews5 occurrences
5 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse1 John1 occurrence
1 verseJude1 occurrence
1 verse
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Historical definitions
Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗Spirit; hence, to give up the ghost is to die.