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ordained

Meaning of “ordained”

Sense 1: Appointed or set apart to an office, work, purpose, or end. Sense 2: Established, decreed, ordered, prescribed, prepared, arranged, or settled.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
35 occurrences35 verses20 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Numbers 28:6

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Daniel 2:24
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¶ Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
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¶ Therefore Daniel went in vnto Arioch whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus vnto him, Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew vnto the king the interpretation.

Complete reference index — all 35 verses
Numbers 28:61 Kings 12:321 Kings 12:332 Kings 23:52 Chronicles 11:152 Chronicles 23:182 Chronicles 29:27Esther 9:27Psalms 8:2Psalms 8:3Psalms 81:5Psalms 132:17Isaiah 30:33Jeremiah 1:5Daniel 2:24Habakkuk 1:12Mark 3:14John 15:16Acts 1:22Acts 10:42Acts 13:48Acts 14:23Acts 16:4Acts 17:31Romans 7:10Romans 13:11 Corinthians 2:71 Corinthians 9:14Galatians 3:19Ephesians 2:101 Timothy 2:7Hebrews 5:1Hebrews 8:3Hebrews 9:6Jude 1:4

Where “ordained” appears

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Numbers1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 versesEsther1 occurrence
1 versePsalms4 occurrences
4 versesIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseJohn1 occurrence
1 verseActs6 occurrences
6 versesRomans2 occurrences
2 verses1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesJude1 occurrence
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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Acts 17:31

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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Appointed; instituted; established; settled.

volume 2, leaf 223, column 2 (participial entry)