Bible Dictionaries
Instead

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(adv.) In the place or room; - usually followed by of.

(2):

(adv.) Equivalent; equal to; - usually with of.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Instead'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/instead.html. 1828.