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should

Meaning of “should”

A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
783 occurrences690 verses60 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 2:18

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Showing verses 11–20 of 28 · 32 word occurrences in this result

Mark 7:36
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 7:36 · retained source text

And hee charged them that they should tell no man: but the more hee charged them, so much the more a great deale they published it,

Mark 8:30
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 8:30 · retained source text

And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.

Mark 9:9
And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 9:9 · retained source text

And as they came downe from the mountaine, he charged them that they should tell no man, what things they had seene, till the Sonne of man were risen from the dead.

Mark 9:10
And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 9:10 · retained source text

And they kept that saying with themselues, questioning one with another, what the rising from the dead should meane.

Mark 9:18
And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 9:18 · retained source text

And wheresoeuer he taketh him, he teareth him, & he fometh, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples, that they should cast him out, and they could not.

1611 marginal noteOr, dasheth him.

Mark 9:30
¶ And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 9:30 · retained source text

¶ And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee, and he would not y t any man should know it.

1611 marginal noteMat. 17.22.

Mark 9:34
But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 9:34 · retained source text

But they held their peace: For by the way they had disputed among themselues, who should be the greatest.

Mark 10:13
¶ And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 10:13 · retained source text

¶ And they brought yong children to him, that he should touch them, and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 19.13.

Mark 10:32
¶ And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 10:32 · retained source text

¶ And they were in the way going vp to Hierusalem: and Iesus went before them, and they were amazed, and as they followed, they were afraid: and he tooke againe the twelue, and began to tell them what things should happen vnto him,

1611 marginal noteMatth. 20.17.

Mark 10:36
And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 10:36 · retained source text

And hee saide vnto them, What would ye that I should doe for you?

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Where “should” appears

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Genesis22 occurrences
21 verses
Exodus9 occurrences
8 verses
Leviticus10 occurrences
10 verses
Numbers14 occurrences
13 verses
Deuteronomy17 occurrences
13 verses
Joshua7 occurrences
7 verses
Judges12 occurrences
11 verses
Ruth3 occurrences
1 verse
1 Samuel23 occurrences
22 verses
2 Samuel19 occurrences
17 verses
1 Kings8 occurrences
8 verses
2 Kings11 occurrences
11 verses
1 Chronicles9 occurrences
9 verses
2 Chronicles14 occurrences
14 verses
Ezra10 occurrences
8 verses
Nehemiah21 occurrences
18 verses
Esther15 occurrences
12 verses
Job43 occurrences
33 verses
Psalms24 occurrences
20 verses
Proverbs3 occurrences
3 verses
Ecclesiastes9 occurrences
8 verses
Song of Solomon5 occurrences
3 verses
Isaiah22 occurrences
19 verses
Jeremiah29 occurrences
23 verses
Lamentations6 occurrences
6 verses
Ezekiel19 occurrences
16 verses
Daniel16 occurrences
16 verses
Hosea3 occurrences
3 verses
Joel2 occurrences
1 verse
Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse
Micah1 occurrence
1 verse
Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
Haggai1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah5 occurrences
5 verses
Malachi3 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew28 occurrences
22 verses
Mark32 occurrences
28 verses
Luke36 occurrences
36 verses
John59 occurrences
53 verses
Acts61 occurrences
52 verses
Romans17 occurrences
14 verses
1 Corinthians20 occurrences
17 verses
2 Corinthians20 occurrences
17 verses
Galatians12 occurrences
12 verses
Ephesians7 occurrences
7 verses
Philippians4 occurrences
4 verses
Colossians2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Thessalonians6 occurrences
6 verses
2 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Titus2 occurrences
2 verses
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews16 occurrences
16 verses
James1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Peter7 occurrences
7 verses
2 Peter3 occurrences
2 verses
1 John4 occurrences
4 verses
2 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude3 occurrences
2 verses
Revelation21 occurrences
16 verses

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Definition evidence

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The preterit of shall, but now used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past time or conditional present. 'He should have paid the debt at the time the note became due.' Should here denotes past time. 'I should ride to town this day if the weather would permit.' Here should expresses present or future time conditionally. […] When should in this person is uttered without emphasis, it declares simply that an event would take place, on some condition or under circumstances.

volume 2, leaf 588, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 51)