KJV dictionary & concordance

purposeth

Meaning of “purposeth”

Third-person singular present form of purpose: intends, resolves, or determines to do or accomplish something.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Corinthians 9:7

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 9:7 · retained source text

Euerie man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him giue; not grudgingly, or of necessitie: for God loueth a cheerefull giuer.

1611 marginal notePro. 11.25. rom. 12.8. ecclu. 35.9.

Source order

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

To intend; to design; to resolve; to determine on some end or object to be accomplished.

volume 2, leaf 393, column 1 (transitive-verb entry)