Ungrateful
ἀχάριστοςStrong’s G0884acharistos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Acharistos is the Greek word usually translated “ungrateful”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.”
Meaning
Usually translated “ungrateful”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ungrateful 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- 2 Timothy 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀχάριστος acharistos · ungrateful
ἀχάριστος, -ον (χαρίζομαι), [in LXX: Wis.16:29, Sir.29:17, 25, 4Ma.9:10 * ;] (a) ungracious, unpleasing; (b) ungrateful, thankless: Luk.6:35, 2Ti.3:2.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ungrateful” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNGRA'TEFUL, adjective
- Not grateful; not feeling thankful for favors.
- Not making returns, or making ill returns for kindness.
- Making no returns for culture; as an ungrateful soil
- Unpleasing; unacceptable.
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.