There are several Greek words in the New Testament translated ‘ordain’, none of which has the dreadful connotations introduced by the Fathers, and which have been in vogue ever since. Frank Viola and George Barna drew attention to the way in which the AV perpetuated the fault: ‘Translators of the AV have used “ordain” for 21 different Hebrew and Greek words. 17th century ecclesiastical mis-understanding influenced this poor word choice’. Grievously, by using ‘ordain’, the AV – because of the commanding position it has maintained for centuries, and because many have regarded it as the ‘original’ word of God (‘it was good enough for Paul!’) – has given unwarranted support for, and some sort of credence to, the wrong-headed but commonly held notion of ‘ordination’, to ‘confer holy orders on; appoint to the Christian ministry’.
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