Admonition
νουθεσίαStrong’s G3559nouthesia
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Nouthesia is the Greek word usually translated “admonition”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;”
Meaning
Usually translated “admonition”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- admonition 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Ephesians 1
- Titus 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
νουθεσία nouthesia · admonition
νουθεσία, -ας ἡ (νουθετέω), = cl. νουθέτησις [in LXX: Wis.6:6 * ;] admonition: 1Co.10:11, Eph.6:4, Tit.3:10 (Aristoph., Diod., al.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “admonition” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ADMONI'TION, noun
Gentle reproof; counseling against a fault; instruction in duties; caution; direction. In church discipline, public or private reproof to reclaim an offender; a step preliminary to excommunication.
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.