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To designate

προσαγορεύωStrong’s G4316

prosagoreuō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Prosagoreuō is the Greek word usually translated “having been designated”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.”
Hebrews 5:10 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having been designated”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having been designated 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Hebrews 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    προσαγορεύω prosagoreuō · to designate

    προσ-αγορεύω [in LXX: Deu.23:6 (7) (דָּרַשׁ), ?Est.10:11 (יָדָה hith.), Wis.14:22, 1Ma.14:40, 2Ma.1:36 2Mac 4:7 2Mac 10:9 2Mac 14:37 * ;] to address, greet, salute; hence, to call by name, address, style: with dupl. accusative, pass., Heb.5:10.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “designate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    DESIGNATE, verb transitive

    1. To mark out or show, so as to make known; to indicate by bisible lines, marks, description or something known and determinate; as, to designate the limits of a country; the limits are designated on the map; designate the spot where a star appears in the heavens; designate the place where our ancestors first landed.
    2. To point out; to distinguish from others by indication; as, to be able to designate every individual who was concerned in a riot.
    3. To appoint; to select or distinguish for a particular purpose; to assign; with for, as to designate an officer for the command of a station; or with to, as this captain was designated to that station.
    All definitions and other forms of “designate”

      DESIGNATE, adjective

      Appointed; marked out.

        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.