Indite
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Indite . This Eng. verb is now somewhat old-fashioned. When it is used, it means to write. But formerly, and as found in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] , it meant to inspire or dictate to the writer. Thus St. Paul indited and Tertius wrote ( Romans 16:22 ). The word occurs in the Preface to the AV [Note: Authorized Version.] and in Psalms 45:1 ‘My heart is inditing a good matter.’ In the Douai version (though this word is not used) there is a note: ‘I have received by divine inspiration in my hart and cogitation a most high Mysterie.’
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( v. t.) To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt.
(2): ( v. t.) To invite or ask.
(3): ( v. i.) To compose; to write, as a poem.
(4): ( v. t.) To indict; to accuse; to censure.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
in - dı̄t ´: the King James Version Psalm 45:1 , "My heart is inditing a good matter"; the Revised Version (British and American) "My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter," is in harmony with רחשׁ , rāḥash , "to bubble up"; compare Septuagint ἐξηρεύξατο , exēreúxato , "to pour out." "Indite" in English is becoming obsolete. It may mean "to dictate," "to invite," "to compose." In the latter meaning it is used in the above passage.
