KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A vessel or place where produce is trodden or squeezed. Sense 2: A dense crowd. Sense 3: To push, crowd, compress, urge forward, pursue earnestly, or bear forcefully upon.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Joel 3:13
Complete exact-word concordance
Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
Put ye in the sickle, for the haruest is ripe, come, get you downe, for the presse is full, the fats ouerflowe, for the wickednesse is great.
1611 marginal noteReue.14.15.
Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.
Since those dayes were, when one came to an heape of twentie measures, there were but ten: when one came to the presse-fatte for to draw out fiftie vessels out of the presse, there were but twentie.
And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
And when they could not come nigh vnto him for preasse, they vncouered the roofe where he was: and when they had broken it vp, they let downe the bed wherin the sick of the palsie lay.
When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
When shee had heard of Iesus, came in the prease behinde, and touched his garment.
And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
And Iesus immediatly knowing in himselfe that vertue had gone out of him, turned him about in the preasse, and said, Who touched my clothes?
¶ Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
¶ Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the prease.
1611 marginal noteMat. 12.46.
And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
And Iesus saide, Who touched mee? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him, said, Master, the multitude throng thee, and preasse thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
And he sought to see Iesus who he was, and could not for the prease, because he was litle of stature.
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
I presse toward the marke, for the price of the high calling of God in Christ Iesus.
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