CategoryDoctrine / Accounting and Righteousness Term
Modern Equivalentcredit; count; reckon.
KJV Word TypeVerb / theological accounting term
DefinitionTo credit, count, reckon, or assign something to someone’s account. In doctrine, it often refers to righteousness or sin being reckoned to a person.
Key Verses"Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness." (Romans 4:3); "Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin." (Romans 4:8)
KJV Usage NoteOften means to reckon or credit something to a person’s account, especially in discussions of righteousness, faith, and sin.
Common MisunderstandingIt does not mean to physically place something inside someone; in KJV doctrinal usage it means to count, credit, or reckon.
EtymologyFrom Latin imputare ("to reckon, charge, attribute").