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The definition of προορίζω in the Enhanced Strong's Lexicon is:

4309 Six occurrences; AV translates as “predestinate” four times, “determine before” once, and “ordain” once. 1 to predetermine, decide beforehand. 2 in the NT of God decreeing from eternity. 3 to foreordain, appoint beforehand.

Is there any reliable, peer reviewed research that contradicts this definition?

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That seems unlikely. The word is clearly a compound of προ, which is equivalent to the English prefix "pre-", and ορίζω which means:

v. define, fix, designate, detail, determine, prescribe, set

As far as I can tell, this particular definition still applies to the word in modern Greek.

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