executed
part of speech
verb, past form of execute (execute, executes, executed, executing); adjective
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) Executed means carried out or done, as in «a perfectly executed plan» or «executed a jump». tree →
2) Killed as an official punishment by law. tree →
3) (computing) A program is executed when the computer runs it. tree →
4) (law, formal) A will or contract is executed when it is signed and made official. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Carried out, as in judgments brought on Egypt's gods or God's justice done by Gad's tribe. In the Prophets and Writings it also means a king carrying out justice, and a judgment carried out on a wicked king. Interpretation: Tradition reads the judgments on Egypt's gods as meaning the idols themselves were destroyed during the plagues. David's carrying out of "justice and righteousness" is taken as the model of a good king. In the primary lessons: In sport and plans: «a well-executed move». In history lessons: kings and criminals who were executed. In computing: code is executed. It tells the reader something was done fully, or about a death as punishment.
examples
- while the Egyptians were burying them that the LORD had smitten among them, even all their first-born; upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments. (Torah NUM.33.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he chose a first part for himself, for there a portion of a ruler was reserved; and there came the heads of the people, he executed the righteousness of the LORD, and His ordinances with Israel. (Torah DEU.33.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- So they executed judgment upon Joash. (Writings 2CH.24.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people. (Prophets 2SA.8.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness unto all his people. (Writings 1CH.18.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- The gymnast executed a perfect flip. tree →
- The plan was executed without a mistake. tree →
- In history, some kings were executed. tree →
- The computer executed the program in a second. tree →
- The team executed the pass beautifully. tree →
- The soldiers executed their orders quickly. tree →
- The fish executed his commission, and they brought the treasure back to their master. tree →
note
Two very different senses: «carried out» and «put to death by law» — the context tells which. Noun: execution; a person who executes people is an executioner. Not the same as «exempt» or «exited».
In the corpora
- And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.
- Seek ye the LORD, all ye humble of the earth, that have executed His ordinance; seek righteousness, seek humility.
- The LORD hath made Himself known, He hath executed judgment, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
- The strength also of the king who loveth justice — Thou hast established equity, Thou hast executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
- and Johanan begot Azariah — he it is that executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem —
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «executed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.