Illegitimate
νόθοςStrong’s G3541nothos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Nothos is the Greek word usually translated “illegitimate children”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.”
Meaning
Usually translated “illegitimate children”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- illegitimate children 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
νόθος nothos · illegitimate
νόθος, -η, -ον [in LXX: Wis.4:3 * ;] a bastard, base born, i.e. born of a slave or concubine: Heb.12:8.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “illegitimate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ILLEGIT'IMATE, adjective
[See Legitimate.]
- Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; spurious; as an illegitimate son or daughter.
- Unlawful; contrary to law.
- Not genuine; not of genuine origin; as an illegitimate inference.
- Not authorized by good usage; as an illegitimate word.
All definitions and other forms of “illegitimate”
ILLEGIT'IMATE, verb transitive
To render illegitimate; to prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize.
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.