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Unfeeling

ἄστοργοςStrong’s G0794

astorgos

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Astorgos is the Greek word usually translated “heartless” and “unloving”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:”
Romans 1:31 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “heartless” and “unloving”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • heartless 1
  • unloving 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Romans 1
  • 2 Timothy 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἄστοργος astorgos · unfeeling

ἄστοργος, -ον (στοργή, family affection, love of kindred, see: ἀγάπη) without natural affection: Rom.1:31, 2Ti.3:3 (MM, see word).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “unfeeling” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

UNFEE'LING, adjective

  1. Insensible; void of sensibility.
  2. Cruel; hard.

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.