Idly
ἀτάκτωςStrong’s G0814ataktōs
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ataktōs is the Greek word usually translated “idly”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.”
Meaning
Usually translated “idly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- idly 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Thessalonians 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀτάκτως ataktōs · idly
ἀ-τάκτως adv., [in Sm.: 4Ki.9:20 * ;] disorderly, irregularly: 2Th.3:6 3:11.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “idly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
I'DLY, adverb
In an idle manner; without employment.
- Lazily; sluggishly.
- Foolishly; uselessly; in a trifling way.
- Carelessly; without attention.
- Vainly; ineffectually; as, to reason idly against truth.
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.