Inventor
ἐφευρετήςStrong’s G2182epheuretēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Epheuretēs is the Greek word usually translated “inventors”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,”
Meaning
Usually translated “inventors”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- inventors 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐφευρετής epheuretēs · inventor
ἐφ-ευρετής, -οῦ, ὁ (ἐφευρίσκω, to find out) an inventor, contriver: κακῶν (cf. κακίας εὑρετής, 2Ma.7:31), Rom.1:30.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “inventor” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INVENT'OR, noun
One who finds out something new; one who contrives and produces any thing not before existing; a contriver. The inventors of many of the most useful arts are not known.
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.