KJV dictionary & concordance
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
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 25:8
Complete exact-word concordance
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
But Peter said, Ananias, Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the holy Ghost, and to keepe backe part of the price of the land?
1611 marginal noteOr, to deceiue.
And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
And Ananias hearing these words, fell downe, and gaue vp the ghost: and great feare came on all them that heard these things.
Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
Then fell she downe straightway at his feete, and yeelded vp the ghost: And the yong men came in, and found her dead, and carying her forth, buried her by her husband.
And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
And we are his witnesses of these things, and so is also the holy Ghost, whom God hath giuen to them that obey him.
Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
Wherefore brethren, looke ye out among you seuen men of honest report, full of the holy Ghost, and wisedome, whom we may appoint ouer this businesse.
¶ And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
¶ And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Steuen, a man full of faith and of the holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Permenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch.
¶ Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
¶ Ye stifnecked and vncircumcised in heart, and eares, ye doe alwayes resist the holy Ghost? as your fathers did, so doe ye.
But he, being full of the Holy ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
But hee being full of the holy Ghost, looked vp stedfastly into heauen, and saw the glory of God, and Iesus standing on the right hand of God,
Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy ghost:
Who when they were come downe, praied for them that they might receiue the holy Ghost.
Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy ghost.
Then layde they their hands on them, and they receiued the holy Ghost.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Spirit; hence, to give up the ghost is to die.
