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predestinate

Meaning of “predestinate”

To determine or appoint beforehand.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604Webster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Romans 8:29

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Every verse containing “predestinate”

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Romans 8:29
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Romans 8:29 · retained source text

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his sonne, that hee might bee the first borne amongst many brethren.

Romans 8:30
Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Romans 8:30 · retained source text

Moreouer, whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also iustified: and whom he iustified, them he also glorified.

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Historical definitions

To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand.

volume 2, leaf 342, column 3 (transitive verb entry)