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INSTEAD, insted'. a compound of in and stead, place but stead retains its character of a noun, and is followed by of instead of, in the same manner as in the stead of.
In the place or room of.
Let thistles grow instead of wheat. Job 31 .
Absalom made Amasa captain of the hose instead of Joab. 2 Samuel 17
This consideration is instead of a thousand arguments. In this use, instead may be equivalent to equal to.
When instead is used without of following, there is an ellipsis, or some words are understood.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Instead'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/i/instead.html.
Entry for 'Instead'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/i/instead.html.
