Definition

to fit up in advance (literally or figuratively)

Etymology

from G4253 (πρό) and G2090 (ἑτοιμάζω);

Word family

• πρό pró
• ἑτοιμάζω hetoimázō

How the KJV renders it

• ordain before
• prepare afore

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.