Self-willed
αὐθάδηςStrong’s G0829authadēs
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Authadēs is the Greek word usually translated “self-willed”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;”
Meaning
Usually translated “self-willed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- self-willed 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Titus 1
- 2 Peter 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
αὐθάδης authadēs · self-willed
αὐθάδης, -ες (αὐτος, ἥδομαι), [in LXX: Gen.49:3, 7 (עַז), Pro.21:24 (יָהִיר)* ;] self-pleasing, arrogant: Tit.1:7, 2Pe.2:10 (Cremer, 654).† SYN.: φίλαυτος (see Tr., Syn., § xciii) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “selfwilled” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SELF-WILL'ED, adjective
Governed by one's own will; not yielding to the will or wishes of others; not accomodating or compliant; obstinate.
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.