Denounce (Hastings' Dictionary)
In AV Dt 30" only, ' I d. unto you this day, that ye shall surely perlsli ' (•pisr', tr'' ' I profess ' 2(3^). I'his is the orig. meaning of the word (fr. Lat. denuntiare, ' to give official inti- mation'). So Peacock (1449), 'The Euangelie of God . . . which to alle men ouglite be denouncid ' ; and 2 Th 3"" Wye. (1380) 'we denounceden this tiling to you, that if ony man wole not worche : nether ete he' (after Vulg. hoc denunciabamus vobis). J. Hastings.
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Denounce
Denounce de-nouns': Occurs in De 30:18: "I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish." It is used here in the obsolete sense of "to declare," to make known in a solemn manner. It is not found in the Bible with the regular meaning of "to censure," "arraign," etc. ⇒See the definition of denounce in the KJV Dictionary
References
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