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<p> '''''a''''' -'''''mis''''' ´: There are two words translated "amiss" in the New Testament, ἄτοπος , <i> '''''átopos''''' </i> , referring to that which is improper or harmful ( Luke 23:41; Acts 28:6 ), while κακῶς , <i> '''''kakō̇s''''' </i> , refers to that which is evil in the sense of a disaster, then to that which is wicked, morally wrong. This latter is the use of it in James 4:3 . The purpose of the prayer is evil, it is therefore amiss and cannot be granted (compare 2 Chronicles 6:37 ). </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_57890" /> == | |||
<p> AMISS', a. a and miss. See Miss. </p> <blockquote> 1. Wrong faulty out of order improper as, it may not be amiss to ask advice. This adjective always follows its noun. </blockquote> <blockquote> 2. adv. In a faulty manner contrary to propriety, truth, law or morality. </blockquote> <p> Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. James 4 . </p> <p> Applied to the body, it signifies indisposed as, I am somewhat amiss to day. </p> | |||
== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_76727" /> == | |||
<div> A 1: Ἄτοπος <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #824 Adjective atopos at'-op-os ) </div> <p> lit., "out of place" (a, negative, topos, "a place"), denotes unbecoming, not befitting. It is used four times in the NT, and is rendered "amiss" three times in the RV; in the malefactor's testimony of Christ, Luke 23:41; in Festus' words concerning Paul, Acts 25:5 , "if there is anything amiss in the man" (AV, "wickedness"); in Acts 28:6 , of the expected effect of the viper's attack upon Paul (AV, "harm"); in 2 Thessalonians 3:2 , of men capable of outrageous conduct, "unreasonable." See Harm , Unreasonable. </p> <div> B 1: Κακῶς <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #2560 Adverb kakos kak-oce' ) </div> <p> akin to kakos, "evil," is translated "amiss" in James 4:3; elsewhere in various ways. See [[Evil]] , Grievous , Miserable , Sore. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_782" /> == | |||
<p> '''''a''''' -'''''mis''''' ´: There are two words translated "amiss" in the New Testament, ἄτοπος , <i> '''''átopos''''' </i> , referring to that which is improper or harmful ( Luke 23:41; Acts 28:6 ), while κακῶς , <i> '''''kakō̇s''''' </i> , refers to that which is evil in the sense of a disaster, then to that which is wicked, morally wrong. This latter is the use of it in James 4:3 . The purpose of the prayer is evil, it is therefore amiss and cannot be granted (compare 2 Chronicles 6:37 ). </p> | |||
==References == | |||
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<ref name="term_57890"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/amiss Amiss from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_76727"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/vine-s-expository-dictionary-of-nt-words/amiss Amiss from Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_782"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/amiss Amiss from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
Revision as of 17:41, 8 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
AMISS', a. a and miss. See Miss.
1. Wrong faulty out of order improper as, it may not be amiss to ask advice. This adjective always follows its noun.
2. adv. In a faulty manner contrary to propriety, truth, law or morality.
Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. James 4 .
Applied to the body, it signifies indisposed as, I am somewhat amiss to day.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [2]
lit., "out of place" (a, negative, topos, "a place"), denotes unbecoming, not befitting. It is used four times in the NT, and is rendered "amiss" three times in the RV; in the malefactor's testimony of Christ, Luke 23:41; in Festus' words concerning Paul, Acts 25:5 , "if there is anything amiss in the man" (AV, "wickedness"); in Acts 28:6 , of the expected effect of the viper's attack upon Paul (AV, "harm"); in 2 Thessalonians 3:2 , of men capable of outrageous conduct, "unreasonable." See Harm , Unreasonable.
akin to kakos, "evil," is translated "amiss" in James 4:3; elsewhere in various ways. See Evil , Grievous , Miserable , Sore.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
a -mis ´: There are two words translated "amiss" in the New Testament, ἄτοπος , átopos , referring to that which is improper or harmful ( Luke 23:41; Acts 28:6 ), while κακῶς , kakō̇s , refers to that which is evil in the sense of a disaster, then to that which is wicked, morally wrong. This latter is the use of it in James 4:3 . The purpose of the prayer is evil, it is therefore amiss and cannot be granted (compare 2 Chronicles 6:37 ).
