KJV dictionary & concordance

supreme

Meaning of “supreme”

Highest in rank among the civil rulers named.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Cawdrey 1604

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Peter 2:13

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 1 Peter 2:13 · retained source text

Submit your selues to euery ordinance of man for the Lordes sake, whether it be to the King, as supreme,

Source order

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

Chiefe, highest, most excellent.

paragraph 3945

The highest, or greatest.

paragraph 2309