Predestinate
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary [1]
The apostle Paul in his Epistle to the Romans, ( Romans 8:29) speaking of God, saith, "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son." And elsewhere the same apostle, speaking of the church in Christ, saith, "that he hath predestinated them to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will." ( Ephesians 1:5) Hence it will follow, that all the purposes of God in Christ concerning redemption are first formed in the Lord Jesus, and then the church in him; and hence the church is represented as saying: with one voice, ( 2 Timothy 1:9) "Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began."
Morrish Bible Dictionary [2]
προορίζω. 'To mark out beforehand, predetermine.' In Romans 8:29,30 , it forms a link in the chain that connects the foreknowledge of God in the past with the glory in the future. Election is God's choice of individuals; predestination is to a blessing, as in Ephesians 1:5,11 , believers are predestinated to the adoption of sons, according to the purpose of God. Predestination does not, as insisted on by some, imply reprobation of some to wrath. God "will have [or desires] all men to be saved," 1 Timothy 2:4; but to ensure some being saved, He predestinated, called, justified, and glorified them in His sovereign purpose.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [3]
see Determine.
King James Dictionary [4]
PREDES'TINATE, a. Predestinated foreordained.
Predes'Tinate, L proedestino proe and destino, to appoint.
To predetermine or foreordain to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose.
Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son. Romans 8
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself. Ephesians 1
Webster's Dictionary [5]
(1): ( v. t.) To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose or decree; to preelect.
(2): ( a.) Predestinated; foreordained; fated.
