KJV dictionary & concordance
A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:18
Complete exact-word concordance
But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
But without thy minde would I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not bee as it were of necessitie, but willingly.
THEREFORE we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
¶ Therefore we ought to giue the more earnest heede to the things which we haue heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
1611 marginal noteGr. run out as leaking vessels.
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
But wee see Iesus, who was made a little lower then the Angels, for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour, that hee by the grace of God should taste death for euery man.
1611 marginal noteOr, by.
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that beleeued not?
LET us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
¶ Let vs therefore feare, lest a promise being left vs, of entring into his rest, any of you should seeme to come short of it.
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
If therefore perfection were by the Leuiticall Priesthood (for vnder it the people receiued the Law) what further neede was there, that another Priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not bee called after the order of Aaron?
For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:
For if he were on earth, he should not bee a Priest, seeing that there are Priests that offer gifts according to the Law:
1611 marginal noteOr, they are Priests.
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
For if that first Couenant had bene faultles, then should no place haue bene sought for the second.
It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heauens should bee purified with these, but the heauenly things themselues with better sacrifices then these.
Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
Nor yet that he should offer himselfe often, as the high Priest entreth into the Holy place, euery yeere with blood of others:
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Historical English dictionary sources
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.
