Determine

King James Dictionary

Determine, L to bound a boundary or limit. Gr. See Term.

1. To end particularly, to end by the decision or conclusion of a cause, or of a doubtful or controverted point applicable to the decisions of the mind, or to judicial decisions. We say, I had determined this question in my own mind the court has determined the cause. 2. To end and fix to settle ultimately as, this event determined his fate. 3. To fix on to settle or establish as, to determine the proper season for planting seeds.

God--hath determined the times before appointed.  Acts 17 .

4. To end to limit to bound to confine. Yonder hill determines our view. Knowledge is determined by the sight. 5. To give a direction to to influence the choice that is, to limit to a particular purpose or direction as, this circumstance determined him to the study of law. Also, to give a direction to material bodies in their course as, impulse may determine a moving body to this or that point. 6. To resolve, that is, to end or settle a point in the mind, as in Definition first.

I determined this with myself.  2 Corinthians 2 .

Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus.  Acts 20 .

7. To destroy. Not used. 8. To put an end to as, to determine a will. 9. To settle or ascertain, as something uncertain.

The character of the soul is determined by the character of its God.

Determine

1. To resolve to conclude to come to a decision.

He shall pay as the judges determine.  Exodus 21 .

It is indifferent how the learned shall determine concerning this matter.

2. To end to terminate. The danger determined by the death of the conspirators. Revolutions often determine in setting up tyranny at home, or in conquest from abroad.

Some estates may determine, on future contingencies.

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( v. i.) To come to an end; to end; to terminate.

(2): ( v. t.) To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as, the court has determined the cause.

(3): ( v. t.) To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as, this determined him to go immediately.

(4): ( v. t.) To define or limit by adding a differentia.

(5): ( v. t.) To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water.

(6): ( v. t.) To fix the course of; to impel and direct; - with a remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will determined me to this course.

(7): ( v. i.) To come to a decision; to decide; to resolve; - often with on.

(8): ( v. t.) To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

(9): ( v. t.) To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific character or name of; to assign to its true place in a system; as, to determine an unknown or a newly discovered plant or its name.

(10): ( v. t.) To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.

(11): ( v. t.) To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit; to bound; to bring to an end; to finish.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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(1) "To resolve," "decide." This is the primary meaning of the word and it is also the one that is the most common. In the New Testament the Greek word κρίνω , krı́nō , is translated "determine," and it has the above meaning ( Acts 20:16;  Acts 25:25;  1 Corinthians 2:2 ). The word occurs frequently in the Old Testament with this meaning (see  Exodus 21:22;  1 Samuel 20:7 ,  1 Samuel 20:9 ,  1 Samuel 20:33 ).

(2) "To decree," "ordain," "mark out." The Greek word that is rendered "determine" with this meaning is horı́zō . See Determinate .

The Hebrew term ḥārac is translated "determine" with the above meaning; as "his days are determined" ( Job 14:5 ); "a destruction is determined" ( Isaiah 10:22 ); "desolations are determined" ( Daniel 9:26 ). The Hebrew term mishpāṭ , which means "judgment" or "sentence," is translated "determination" in  Zephaniah 3:8 .

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