INSTEAD, insted'. a compound of in and stead, place but stead retains its character of a noun, and is followed by of instead of, in the same manner as in the stead of.
In the place or room of.
Let thistles grow instead of wheat. Job 31 .
Absalom made Amasa captain of the hose instead of Joab. 2 Samuel 17
This consideration is instead of a thousand arguments. In this use, instead may be equivalent to equal to.
When instead is used without of following, there is an ellipsis, or some words are understood.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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