KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of possess, meaning to have, hold, occupy, obtain, or take as one's own.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Numbers 21:24
Complete exact-word concordance
The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
The people of thy holinesse haue possessed it but a little while: our aduersaries haue troden downe thy Sanctuarie.
For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
For thus saith the LORD of hostes the God of Israel; Houses and fields, and Uineyards shalbe possessed againe in this land.
And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them:
And they came in and possessed it, but they obeied not thy voice, neither walked in thy Law, they haue done nothing of all that thou commaundedst them to doe: therefore thou hast caused all this euill to come vpon them.
Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
Untill the Ancient of daies came, and iudgment was giuen to the Saints of the most high: and the time came that the Saints possessed the kingdome.
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
And his fame went thorowout all Syria: and they brought vnto him all sicke people that were taken with diuerse diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with deuils, and those which were lunaticke, and those that had the palsie, and he healed them.
¶ When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
¶ When the Euen was come, they brought vnto him many that were possessed with deuils: and hee cast out the spirits with his worde, and healed all that were sicke,
1611 marginal noteMar.1.32. luke 4.40.
¶ And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
¶ And when hee was come to the other side, into the countrey of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with deuils, comming out of the tombes, exceeding fierce, so that no man might passe by that way.
1611 marginal noteMarke 5.1. luk. 8.16.
And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
And they that kept them, fled, and went their waies into the citie, and told euery thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the deuils.
¶ As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
¶ As they went out, beholde, they brought to him a dumbe man possessed with a deuill.
1611 marginal noteLuke 11.14.
¶ Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
¶ Then was brought vnto him one possessed with a deuill, blinde, and dumbe: and hee healed him, insomuch that the blinde and dumbe both spake and saw.
1611 marginal noteLuke 11.14.
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Held by lawful title; occupied; enjoyed; affected by demons or invisible agents.
