KJV dictionary & concordance
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
First occurrence: Numbers 28:6
Complete exact-word concordance
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordeined to eternall life, beleeued.
And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
And when they had ordeined them Elders in euery Church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they beleeued.
And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
And as they went through the cities, they deliuered them the decrees for to keepe, that were ordeined of the Apostles and Elders, which were at Hierusalem.
1611 marginal noteChap. 15.28.
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.
Because hee hath appointed a day in the which he will iudge the world in righteousnesse, by that man whom hee hath ordeined, whereof he hath giuen assurance vnto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
1611 marginal noteOr, offered faith.
And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
And the commandement which was ordained to life, I found to be vnto death.
LET every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
¶ Let euery soule bee subiect vnto the higher powers: For there is no power but of God. The powers that be, are ordeined of God.
1611 marginal noteOr, ordered.
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
But wee speake the wisedome of God in a mysterie, euen the hidden wisedome which God ordeined before the world, vnto our glory.
Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
Euen so hath the Lord ordeined, that they which preach the Gospel, should liue of the Gospel.
Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
Wherefore then serueth the Law? it was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come, to whome the promise was made, and it was ordeyned by Angels in the hand of a Mediatour.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
For wee are his workemanship, created in Christ Iesus vnto good workes, which God hath before ordeined, that we should walke in them.
1611 marginal noteOr, prepared.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
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.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Appointed; instituted; established; settled.
