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impute

Meaning of “impute”

To reckon, attribute, or place to someone's account.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Cawdrey 1604Webster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Samuel 22:15

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “impute”

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1 Samuel 22:15
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Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 22:15 · retained source text

Did I then beginne to enquire of God for him? be it farre from mee: let not the king impute any thing vnto his seruant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy seruant knew nothing of all this, lesse or more.

1611 marginal noteHebr. litle or great.

2 Samuel 19:19
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And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 19:19 · retained source text

And said vnto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquitie vnto me, neither do thou remember that which thy seruant did peruersly the day that my lord the king went out of Ierusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

1611 marginal noteChap. 16.15.

Romans 4:8
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Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Romans 4:8 · retained source text

Blessed is the man to whome the Lord will not impute sinne.

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Romans 4:7; Romans 4:8

Iniquities forgiven and sins covered are directly followed by the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin, confirming the negative charge-to-account relation for this sense.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

Open source edition ↗

To charge; to attribute; to set to the account of; generally ill, sometimes good.

volume 1, leaf 958, column 2 (main_dictionary)