Restless
ἀκατάστατοςStrong’s G0182akatastatos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Akatastatos is the Greek word usually translated “unstable” and “unruly”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.”
Meaning
Usually translated “unstable” and “unruly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- unstable 1
- an unruly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 2
1 book in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
ἀκατάστατος akatastatos · restless
ἀ-κατά-στατος, -ον (καθίστημι), [in LXX: Isa.54:11 (סֹעֲרָה) ;] unsettled, unstable: Jas.1:8, 3:8.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “restless” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REST'LESS, adjective
- Unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as a restless child.
- Being without sleep; uneasy.
- Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless night.
- Uneasy; unquiet; not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; as a restless prince; restless ambition; restless passions.
All definitions
- Uneasy; turbulent; as restless subjects.
- Unsettled; disposed to wander or to change place or condition.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.