Ordain

to put: see APPOINT, No. 3.

from kata, "down," or "over against," and histemi, "to cause to stand, to set," is translated "to ordain" in the AV of Tit 1:5, Heb 5:1, Heb 8:3. See APPOINT, No. 2.

is translated "to ordain," in Act 13:48, Rom 13:1. See APPOINT. NO. 5

is translated "to ordain" in 1Co 7:17, 1Co 9:14, Gal 3:19, the last in the sense of "administered." Cp. diatage, under DISPOSITION. See APPOINT. No. 6.

is twice used of Christ as Divinely "ordained" to be the Judge of men, Act 10:42, Act 17:31. See DETERMINE, No. 2.

"to divide, separate, decide, judge," is translated "ordained" in Act 16:4, of the decrees by the Apostles and elders in Jerusalem. See JUDGE.

Notes: (1) In 1Co 2:7, AV, proorizo, "to foreordain" (see RV) is translated "ordained." See DETERMINE, No. 3. (2) In Mar 3:14, AV, poieo, "to make," is translated "ordained" (RV, "appointed"). (3) In Heb 9:6, AV, kataskeuazo, "to prepare" (so RV), is translated "were ... ordained. See PREPARE. (4) In Act 14:23, AV, cheirotoneo, "to appoint" (RV), is translated "they had ordained." See APPOINT, No. 11. (5) In Eph 2:10, AV, proetoimazo, "to prepare before," is translated "hath before ordained" (RV, "afore prepared"); see PREPARE. (6) In Jud 1:4, AV, prographo, lit., "to write before," is translated "were before ... ordained" (RV, "were ... set forth"). See SET (forth). (7) In Act 1:22, AV, ginomai, "to become," is translated "be ordained" (RV, "become"). (8) In Rom 7:10, AV, "ordained" represents no word in the original (see RV).