KJV dictionary & concordance

testament

Meaning of “testament”

Sense 1: A covenant. Sense 2: A solemn disposition of an inheritance.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Cawdrey 1604Skeat 1893

14 occurrences13 verses7 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Matthew 26:28

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KJV PCE

And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Mark 14:24 · retained source text

And he said vnto them, This is my blood of the new Testament, which is shed for many.

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1 · Direct Scripture definition

For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

2 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

A written will.

paragraph 4020

Last will.

paragraph 2354

a will.

printed p. 279; PDF p. 299; Internet Archive leaf n298