Dangerous/unsteady
ἐπισφαλήςStrong’s G2000episphalēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Episphalēs is the Greek word usually translated “dangerous”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,”
Meaning
Usually translated “dangerous”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- dangerous 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἐπισφαλής episphalēs · dangerous/unsteady
ἐπισφαλής, -ές (σφάλλω, to cause to full), [in LXX: Wis.9:14 (cf. -ῶς, Wis.4:4) * ;] 1. prone to fall (Plat.). 2. dangerous (Hipp., Plut., al.): Act.27:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dangerous” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DANGEROUS, adjective
- Perilous; hazardous; exposing to loss; unsafe; full of risk; as a dangerous voyage; a dangerous experiment.
- Creating danger; causing risk of evil; as a dangerous man; a dangerous conspiracy.
All definitions and other forms of “dangerous”
DANGEROUSLY, adverb
With danger; with risk of evil; with exposure to injury or ruin; hazardously; perilously; as, to be dangerously sick; dangerously situated.
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.