Insincere
δίλογοςStrong’s G1351dilogos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Dilogos is the Greek word usually translated “double-tongued”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”
Meaning
Usually translated “double-tongued”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- double-tongued 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
δίλογος dilogos · insincere
διλογος, -ον (δίς, λέγω), 1. in sense of διλογεῖν, -ία (Xen.), given to repetition. 2. In NT, prob. (cf. δίγλωσσος, Pro.11:13, Sir.5:9) double-tongued: 1Ti.3:8.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “insincere” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INSINCE'RE, adjective
[Latin insincerus; in and sincerus, sincere.]
- Not sincere; not being in truth what one appears to be; dissembling; hypocritical; false; used of persons; as an insincere heart.
- Deceitful; hypocritical; false; used of things; as insincere declarations or professions.
- Not sound.
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.