de-tur'-min:
⇒See the definition of determine in the KJV Dictionary
(1) "To resolve," "decide." This is the primary meaning of the word and it is also the one that is the most common. In the New Testament the Greek word krino, is translated "determine," and it has the above meaning (Ac 20:16; 25:25; 1Co 2:2). The word occurs frequently in the Old Testament with this meaning (see Ex 21:22; 1Sa 20:7,9,33).
(2) "To decree," "ordain," "mark out." The Greek word that is rendered "determine" with this meaning is horizo.
⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
See DETERMINATE.
The Hebrew term charats is translated "determine" with the above meaning; as "his days are determined" (Job 14:5); "a destruction is determined" (Isa 10:22); "desolations are determined" (Da 9:26). The Hebrew term mishpaT, which means "judgment" or "sentence," is translated "determination" in Zep 3:8.
A. W. Fortune.