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purpose

Meaning of “purpose”

Sense 1 (noun): An intention, plan, resolution, or determination; the reason for which something is done, or the object or end intended. Sense 2 (noun): Use, effect, or result, especially in ‘to what purpose’ or ‘to no purpose.’ Sense 3 (in ‘of purpose’): Intentionally. Sense 4 (verb): To intend, resolve, or determine to do or accomplish something.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
36 occurrences35 verses19 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Ruth 2:16

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Isaiah 1:11
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To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:11 · retained source text

To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices vnto me, sayth the LORD? I am full of the burnt offerings of rammes, and the fat of fedde beasts, and I delight not in the blood of bullockes, or of lambes, or of hee goates.

1611 marginal noteHeb. great hee goats.

1611 marginal noteProu. 15.8 and 21.7. chap. 66.3. iere. 6.20. amos 5.21.

Isaiah 14:26
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This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 14:26 · retained source text

This is the purpose, that is purposed vpon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out vpon all the nations.

Isaiah 30:7
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For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 30:7 · retained source text

For the Egyptians shall helpe in vaine, and to no purpose: Therefore haue I cried concerning this: Their strength is to sit still.

1611 marginal noteOr, to her.

Complete reference index — all 35 verses
Ruth 2:161 Kings 5:52 Chronicles 28:10Ezra 4:5Nehemiah 8:4Job 33:17Proverbs 20:18Ecclesiastes 3:1Ecclesiastes 3:17Ecclesiastes 8:6Isaiah 1:11Isaiah 14:26Isaiah 30:7Jeremiah 6:20Jeremiah 26:3Jeremiah 36:3Jeremiah 49:30Jeremiah 51:29Daniel 6:17Matthew 26:8Acts 11:23Acts 26:16Acts 27:13Acts 27:43Romans 8:28Romans 9:11Romans 9:172 Corinthians 1:17Ephesians 1:11Ephesians 3:11Ephesians 6:22Colossians 4:82 Timothy 1:92 Timothy 3:101 John 3:8

Where “purpose” appears

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Ruth1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseEzra1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseEcclesiastes3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah5 occurrences
5 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseActs4 occurrences
4 versesRomans3 occurrences
3 verses2 Corinthians2 occurrences
1 verseEphesians3 occurrences
3 versesColossians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses1 John1 occurrence
1 verse

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Job 17:11

My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.

Isaiah 14:24

The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure or exertion. […] Intention; design. […] End; effect; consequence, good or bad. […] Of purpose, on purpose, with previous design; with the mind directed to that object. […] To intend; to design; to resolve; to determine on some end or object to be accomplished.

volume 2, leaf 392, column 3 through leaf 393, column 1 (noun, phrase, and transitive-verb entries)