Immoderate
ἄμετροςStrong’s G0280ametros
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ametros is the Greek word usually translated “beyond measure”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.”
Meaning
Usually translated “beyond measure”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- beyond measure 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 2
1 book in all.
Greek dictionary
ἄμετρος ametros · immoderate
ἄμετρος, -ον (μέτρον), without measure: adverbially, εἰς τὰ ἄ., excessively, 2Co.10:13 10:15† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “immoderate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
IMMOD'ERATE, adjective
[Latin immoderatus; in and moderatus. See Moderate.]
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.