Accursed
ἐπάρατοςStrong’s G6035eparatos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Eparatos is the Greek word usually translated “cursed”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “cursed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- cursed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐπάρατος eparatos · accursed
ἐπ-άρατος, -ον (ἐπαράομαι, to imprecate), accursed: Jhn.7:49 (for exx. from π., see MM, Exp., xiv; cf. Cremer, 108).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “accursed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ACCURS'ED, participle passive
or adjective
- Doomed to destruction or misery:“The city shall be accursed” Joshua 6:17
- Separated from the faithful; cast out of the church; excommunicated.
- Worthy of the curse; detestable; execrable.“Keep from the accursed thing” Joshua 6:18
- Wicked; malignant in the extreme.
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.