"give up the ghost"

Posted by Steve Young on March 16, 2007

According to the website "give up the ghost" comes from the King James version of the Bible, but I found the phrase used in the third act of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, which predates the King James Bible by more than 10 years. Where did Shakespeare get the prhase? Or was it original to him and then used in the Bible?

• "give up the ghost" RRC 16/March/07
  • Good catch Bob 16/March/07