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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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Jude 1:4
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For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1611 witness · Jude 1:4 · retained source text

For there are certaine men crept in vnawares, who were before of olde ordained to this condemnation, vngodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciuiousnesse, and denying the onely Lord God, & our Lord Iesus Christ.

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)