Words the Bible translates as appoint
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 25 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- didōmiδίδωμιto give: to transfer something from one person to another, whether an object, a gift, a right, or a charge.
- histēmiἵστημιto set, to place: to make someone or something stand in a position, and so to set up, present, appoint, or establish it
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- to stand: to be on one's feet, to be positioned somewhere, or to hold one's ground
- tithēmiτίθημιto put something somewhere on purpose: to set, lay, or place it where the actor decides it should be
- sumשׂוּםto put something in a position: to set it down somewhere, turn it into something, assign it to a role, or fix it in place so it stays
- amadעָמַדto set up: to make something or someone stand, and so to erect, station, appoint, present, or confirm
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- to stand: to be on one's feet and in place, and so to take up a position, come to a halt, or wait there on someone
- to remain: to keep standing over time, and so to last, to hold one's ground, or to be valid rather than fall
- to arise: to come onto the scene and take one's place, as a king coming to power
- tsavahצָוָהto command: to lay a binding order on someone who is expected to obey it.
- paqadפָּקַדto put someone in charge: to appoint a person over people or things and entrust the responsibility to them.
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- to turn one's attention to someone and act on it: to step in, whether to help or to harm.
- to count people one by one for a purpose: to take a census, or to call up and review fighting men.
- to entrust something to someone's keeping: to hand over goods, money, or a charge for safekeeping.
- kathistēmiκαθίστημιto appoint someone; to put a person in charge, installing them into a position of authority or responsibility
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- to cause a person or thing to become something; to render or bring into a settled condition or standing
- to conduct or escort someone; to bring a person safely to a destination
- diatithēmiδιατίθημιto make a covenant: to put a binding covenant in place with someone, laying down its terms on your own authority
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- to grant or bequeath: to settle what is yours on someone else by a formal arrangement, the way a person makes a will
- tassōτάσσωto place a person or thing in an ordered position assigned by an authority: to appoint, station, arrange, or set in order.
- shitשִׁיתto set: to place, put, or fix something or someone in a position, a state, or a role
- prostassōπροστάσσωto lay down what is to be done, on the authority to settle the matter: to direct a person, prescribe a requirement, or fix something in advance
- yasadיָסַדto lay the foundation of something, and so to set it up firmly and make it last
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- to take counsel together against someone; to band together and plot
- diatassōδιατάσσωto give authoritative, detailed direction: to order, prescribe, or arrange what is to be done
- qumקוּםto stand or rise, and to make something stand: to get to one's feet or come on the scene, and to set up, appoint, or firmly establish
- horizōὁρίζωto fix something definitely: to settle a time, a plan, or a person's role so that the matter is no longer open
- ya'adיָעַדto fix something by agreement: to set a person, time, place, or task in advance, and so to come together at the arranged point
- manahמָנָהto count or number, and by extension to weigh out, allot, and appoint
- anadeiknumiἀναδείκνυμιto appointnot studied yet
- procheirizōπροχειρίζωto appointnot studied yet
- menahמְנָהto reckon/appointnot studied yet
- cheirotoneōχειροτονέωto appointnot studied yet
- zamanזָמַןto appointnot studied yet
- shatatשָׁתַתto appointnot studied yet
- samanסָמַןto appointnot studied yet
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