Lightness
ἐλαφρίαStrong’s G1644elaphria
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Elaphria is the Greek word usually translated “levity”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?”
Meaning
Usually translated “levity”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- levity 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐλαφρία elaphria · lightness
lightness: levity , (New Testament) from ἐλαφρός (ML)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lightness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LIGHTNESS, noun
li'teness.
- Want of weight; levity; the contrary to heaviness; as the lightness of air, compared with water.
- Inconstancy; unsteadiness; the quality of mind which disposes it to be influenced by trifling considerations.
- Levity; wantonness; lewdness; unchastity.
- Agility; nimbleness.
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.