Appointment
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.

2. (n.) The state of being appointed to some service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the appointment of treasurer.

3. (n.) Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six.

4. (n.) Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments.

5. (n.) The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.

6. (n.) Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; (pl.) the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords.

7. (n.) An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural.

8. (n.) A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.

Greek
323. anadeixis -- a showing forth
... of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: anadeixis Phonetic Spelling:
(an-ad'-ike-sis) Short Definition: the proclamation of an appointment Definition: ...
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322. anadeiknumi -- to lift up and show, show forth
... mee) Short Definition: I show forth, show clearly, proclaim, appoint Definition:
I show forth, show clearly; hence: I proclaim (a person's appointment to an ...
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Strong's Hebrew
4662. miphqad -- a muster, appointment, appointed place
... 4661, 4662. miphqad. 4663 . a muster, appointment, appointed place.
Transliteration: miphqad Phonetic Spelling: (mif-kawd') Short Definition: place. ...
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4145. musadah -- foundation, appointment
... 4144, 4145. musadah. 4146 . foundation, appointment. Transliteration: musadah
Phonetic Spelling: (moo-saw-daw') Short Definition: foundations. Word Origin ...
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3259. yaad -- to appoint
... to meet (1), appointed (3), assemble (1), assembled (3), assigned (1), designated
(1), designates (1), gather (1), gathered (3), made an appointment (2), meet ...
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6310. peh -- mouth
... 7), words (3). according as after, appointment, assent, collar, commandment,
eat, edge, end,. From pa'ah; the mouth (as the means ...
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4150. moed -- appointed time, place, or meeting
... festival (2), appointed meeting place (1), appointed place (1), appointed sign
(1), appointed time (21), appointed times (8), appointment (1), assembly (2 ...
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3983. memar -- a word
... appointment, word. (Aramaic) corresponding to ma'amar -- appointment, word. see
HEBREW ma'amar. 3982, 3983. memar. 3984 . Strong's Numbers.
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2706. choq -- something prescribed or owed, a statute
... From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor
or usage) -- appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d ...
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Library

The Appointment.
... VI An Appointed Tryst Unexpectedly Kept (John xx.) The Appointment. Jesus had made
an appointment. ... It was a significant appointment, most significant. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/the appointment.htm

How the Appointment was Kept.
... VI An Appointed Tryst Unexpectedly Kept (John xx.) How the Appointment Was Kept. ...
It's the Master. The appointment has been kept with Peter. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/how the appointment was kept.htm

Appointment to Bareilly
... APPOINTMENT TO BAREILLY. The two ladies, whose previous slight acquaintance
had ripened into warmest friendship during their weeks ...
//christianbookshelf.org/hoskins/clara a swain md/appointment to bareilly.htm

On the Appointment of a Minister. --Phil. Ii. 29
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCCV. On the Appointment of a Minister."Phil. ii. 29. 8.8.8.8
James Montgomery. On the Appointment of a Minister."Philippians 2:29. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn cccv on the appointment.htm

The Appointment of a King Over the Israelites, Whose Name was Saul ...
... From The Death Of Eli To The Death Of Saul. CHAPTER 4. The Appointment Of A King
Over The Israelites, Whose Name Was Saul; And This By The Command Of God. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 4 the appointment of.htm

The Service of God's Appointment.
... Homily VII. Chapter VIII."The Service of God's Appointment. "And this
is the service He has appointed: To worship Him only, and ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter viii the service of gods.htm

Whether it is Lawful for a Man to Refuse Absolutely an Appointment ...
... OF THINGS PERTAINING TO THE EPISCOPAL STATE (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether it is lawful
for a man to refuse absolutely an appointment to the episcopate? ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is lawful for 10.htm

Tries to Become a Politician. Fails. Last Act as a Politician. ...
... Tries to Join the Southern Army. Fails Again. His First Appointment. Feeling of
Responsibility. ... Fails Again. His First Appointment. Feeling of Responsibility. ...
/.../chapter vii tries to become.htm

Epistle xxiii. To the Clergy, on the Letters Sent to Rome, and ...
... Epistle XXIII. To the Clergy, on the Letters Sent to Rome, and About the Appointment
of Saturus as Reader, and Optatus as Sub-Deacon. ad 250. ...
/.../cyprian/the epistles of cyprian/epistle xxiii to the clergy.htm

The Extraordinary Teachers of the Apostolic Church; and Its ...
... CHAPTER II. THE EXTRAORDINARY TEACHERS OF THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH; AND ITS
ORDINARY OFFICE-BEARERS, THEIR APPOINTMENT, AND ORDINATION. ...
/.../killen/the ancient church/chapter ii the extraordinary teachers.htm

Thesaurus
Appointment (16 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge
a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men. ...
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Ordain (13 Occurrences)
... establish. 2. (vt) To regulate, or establish, by appointment, decree, or
law; to constitute; to decree; to appoint; to institute. 3 ...
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Disciples (277 Occurrences)
... Some have therefore sought to maintain that we have here only a confused variant
of the appointment of the Twelve; but this is impossible in the light of ...
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Deputy (7 Occurrences)
... It is the modern word pasha. In Acts 13:7, 8, 12; 18:12, it denotes a proconsul;
ie, the governor of a Roman province holding his appointment from the senate. ...
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Seventy (97 Occurrences)
... Some have therefore sought to maintain that we have here only a confused variant
of the appointment of the Twelve; but this is impossible in the light of ...
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Ordination (12 Occurrences)
... 3:14 John 15:16, the King James Version rendering "ordain" is, in view of its modern
usage, misleading; nothing more is implied than an appointment or election ...
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Sacraments
... the Lord's Supper, which were instituted by Christ as ordinances of the church,
in the same category with marriage, which rests not on His appointment but on a ...
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Zophar (4 Occurrences)
... doubtful, supposed from root meaning "to leap"; Sophar): One of the three friends
of Job who, hearing of his affliction, make an appointment together to visit ...
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Ismachiah (1 Occurrence)
... is-ma-ki'-a (yicmakhyahu, "Yah will sustain"): One of the "overseers under the hand
of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king ...
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Bildad (5 Occurrences)
... bil'-dad (bildadh, "Bel has loved"): The second of the three friends of Job who,
coming from distant regions, make an appointment together to condole with and ...
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Resources
What does the Bible say about ordination? | GotQuestions.org

What did Paul mean when he said he had kept the faith? | GotQuestions.org

Why does Scripture emphasize the right hand of God? | GotQuestions.org

Appointment: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Appointment (16 Occurrences)

John 17:4
I have glorified Thee on earth, having done perfectly the work which by Thine appointment has been mine to do.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 12:28
And by God's appointment there are in the Church--first Apostles, secondly Prophets, thirdly teachers. Then come miraculous powers, and then ability to cure diseases or render loving service, or powers of organization, or varieties of the gift of 'tongues.'
(WEY)

Numbers 4:27
At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
(KJV WBS)

1 Samuel 13:8
And he waiteth seven days, according to the appointment with Samuel, and Samuel hath not come to Gilgal, and the people are scattered from off him.
(YLT)

1 Samuel 13:11
and Samuel saith, 'What hast thou done?' And Saul saith, 'Because I saw that the people were scattered from off me, and thou hadst not come at the appointment of the days, and the Philistines are gathered to Michmash,
(YLT)

1 Samuel 20:35
And it cometh to pass in the morning, that Jonathan goeth out into the field for the appointment with David, and a little youth 'is' with him.
(YLT NAS RSV)

1 Samuel 21:2
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest: 'The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me: Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee; and the young men have I appointed to such and such a place.
(See RSV)

2 Samuel 13:32
Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered, "Don't let my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

2 Chronicles 31:13
Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.
(WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezra 6:9
And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:
(KJV DBY WBS)

Job 2:11
Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Psalms 75:2
When I receive an appointment, I -- I do judge uprightly.
(YLT)

Psalms 119:91
Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you.
(See RSV)

Lamentations 2:7
The Lord hath cast off His altar, He hath rejected His sanctuary, He hath shut up into the hand of the enemy The walls of her palaces, A noise they have made in the house of Jehovah Like a day of appointment.
(YLT)

Lamentations 2:22
Thou dost call as 'at' a day of appointment, My fears from round about, And there hath not been in the day of the anger of Jehovah, An escaped and remaining one, They whom I stretched out and nourished, My enemy hath consumed!
(YLT)

Amos 3:3
Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?
(See NAS RSV)

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