To appoint
ἀναδείκνυμιStrong’s G0322anadeiknumi
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anadeiknumi is the Greek word usually translated “appointed” and “do show”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.”
Meaning
Usually translated “appointed” and “do show”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- appointed 1
- do show 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀναδείκνυμι anadeiknumi · to appoint
ἀνα-δείκνυμι [in LXX: Hab.3:2 (יָדַע), Dan LXX 1:11 (מָנָה), Dan.1:20 (מָצָא), 1Esdra.6.2, 3Mac.9 * ;] 1. to lift up and show, show forth, declare (cf. 2Ma.2:8, see MM, VGT, see word): Act.1:24. 2. to consecrate, set apart, (Strab., Plut., Anth.): Luk.10:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “appointed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
APPOINT'ED, participle passive
- Fixed; set; established; decreed; ordained; constituted; allotted.
- Furnished; equipped with things necessary; as, a ship or an army is well appointed
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.