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# appoint, appointed #
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## Definition: ##
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The terms "appoint" and "appointed" refer to choosing someone to fulfill a specific task or role.
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* To "be appointed" can also refer to being "chosen" to receive something, as in "appointed to eternal life." That people were “appointed to eternal life” means they were chosen to receive eterna life.
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* The phrase "appointed time" refers to God's "chosen time" or "planned time" for something to happen.
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* The word "appoint" may also mean to "command" or "assign" someone to do something.
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## Translation Suggestions: ##
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* Depending on the context, ways to translate "appoint" could include "choose" or "assign" or "formally choose" or "designate."
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* The term "appointed" could be translated as "assigned" or "planned" or "specifically chose."
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* The phrase "be appointed" could also be translated as "be chosen."
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Samuel 08:10-12](en/tn/1sa/help/08/10)
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* [Acts 03:19-20](en/tn/act/help/03/19)
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* [Acts 06:2-4](en/tn/act/help/06/02)
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* [Acts 13:48-49](en/tn/act/help/13/48)
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* [Genesis 41:33-34](en/tn/gen/help/41/33)
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* [Numbers 03:9-10](en/tn/num/help/03/09) |