KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of press, meaning to push, crowd, compress, urge forward, pursue earnestly, or bear forcefully upon.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 19:3
Complete exact-word concordance
And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
And he pressed vpon them greatly, and they turned in vnto him, and entred into his house: and he made them a feast, and did bake vnleauened bread, and they did eate.
And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
And they said, Stand backe. And they said againe, This one fellow came in to soiourne, and he will needs bee a Iudge: Now wil we deale worse with thee, then with them. And they pressed sore vpon the man, euen Lot, and came neere to breake the doore.
And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.
And Pharaohs cup was in my hand, and I tooke the grapes and pressed them into Pharaohs cup: and I gaue the cup into Pharaohs hand.
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;
And it came to passe, when she pressed him daily with her wordes, and vrged him so that his soule was vexed vnto death,
1611 marginal noteHeb. shortned.
And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.
And the King sayde to Absalom, Nay, my sonne, let vs not all now goe, lest we be chargeable vnto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not goe, but blessed him.
But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.
But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the kings sonnes goe with him.
So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
So the posts that rode vpon mules and camels went out, being hastened, and pressed on by the kings commandement, and the decree was giuen at Shushan the palace.
And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.
And they committed whordomes in Egypt, they committed whordomes in their youth: there were their brests pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginitie.
Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
Behold, I am pressed vnder you, as a cart is pressed that is ful of sheaues.
1611 marginal noteOr, I will presse your place as a cart full of sheaues presseth.
For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
For he had healed many, insomuch that they preassed vpon him, for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
1611 marginal noteOr, rushed
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