Expressly
ῥητῶςStrong’s G4490rhētōs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Rhētōs is the Greek word usually translated “expressly”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;”
Meaning
Usually translated “expressly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- expressly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ῥητῶς rhētōs · expressly
ῥητῶς adv. (ῥητός, stated, specified), in stated terms, expressly: 1Ti.4:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “expressly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EXPRESS'LY, adverb
In direct terms; plainly.
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.