Definition of Instead
In`stead´
adv.
1.
1.
In
the
place
or
room
; -
usually
followed
by
of
.
Let
thistles
grow
of
wheat
.
- Job xxxi. 40.
Absalom
made
Amasa
captain
of
the
host
instead
of
Joab
.
- 2 Sam. xvii. 25.
2.
Equivalent
;
equal
to
; -
usually
with
of
.
This
very
consideration
to
a
wise
man
is
instead
of
a
thousand
arguments
,
to
satisfy
him
,
that
in
those
times
no
such
thing
was
believed
.
- Tillotson.
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