KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 7:19
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.
¶ Then tooke they him, and led him, and brought him into the high Priests house, and Peter followed afarre off.
1611 marginal noteMat. 26.57.
¶ And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
¶ And behold, I send the promise of my Father vpon you: but tarie ye in the citie of Hierusalem, vntill ye be indued with power from on high.
1611 marginal noteIohn 15.26. actes 1.4.
And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
And one of them named Caiaphas, being the high Priest that same yeere, said vnto them, Ye know nothing at all,
And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
And this spake he not of himselfe: but being high Priest that yeere, he prophecied that Iesus should die for that nation:
Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
Then Simon Peter hauing a sword, drewe it, and smote the high Priests seruant, & cut off his right eare: The seruants name was Malchus.
And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.
And led him away to Annas first, (for he was father in law to Caiaphas) which was the high Priest that same yeere.
1611 marginal noteAnd Annas sent Christ bound vnto Caiaphas the high Priest, ver. 24.
¶ And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.
¶ And Simon Peter followed Iesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was knowen vnto the high Priest, and went in with Iesus into the palace of the high Priest.
1611 marginal noteMat. 26.58.
But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.
But Peter stood at the doore without. Then went out that other disciple, which was knowen vnto the high Priest, and spake vnto her that kept the doore, and brought in Peter.
¶ The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.
¶ The high Priest then asked Iesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.
And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
And when hee had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by, stroke Iesus with the palme of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the hie priest so?
1611 marginal noteOr, with a rod.
Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.
Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Extending a great distance above the surface of the earth; elevated; lofty; of great altitude. Elevated in rank, condition or office. Exalted in excellence or extent. Difficult; abstruse. Arrogant; proud; lofty. Public; powerful; triumphant. Powerful; mighty. Possessed of supreme power, dominion or excellence. Great; important; solemn; held in veneration. Full; complete. Loud.
An elevated place; superior region; as on high; from on high. Aloft.
