CategoryArchaic Word
Modern Equivalentanything; something; should.
KJV Word TypePronoun / auxiliary verb
DefinitionAnything; something; or moral duty, depending on context.
Key Verses"Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee." (Matthew 5:23)
KJV Usage NoteIn some passages means “anything” or “something,” not only “should.”
Common MisunderstandingModern readers often read it only as obligation, but in the KJV it may mean “anything.”
EtymologyFrom Old English āwiht, “anything.”