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Lewdness

(Acts 18:14), villany or wickedness, not lewdness in the modern sense of the word. The word "lewd" is from the Saxon, and means properly "ignorant," "unlearned," and hence low, vicious (Acts 17:5). This unified study connects 5 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H4209, H5040, G4467
Hebrew
מְזִמָּה · mᵉzimmâh
Greek
ῥᾳδιούργημα · rhaidioúrgēma

Strong’s and original-language information

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מְזִמָּה

H4209
Transliteration
mᵉzimmâh
Pronunciation
mez-im-maw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
19

Glosses

(wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.

Lexicon definition

a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

נַבְלוּת

H5040
Transliteration
nablûwth
Pronunciation
nab-looth'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

lewdness.

Lexicon definition

properly, disgrace, i.e. the (female) pudenda

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

ῥᾳδιούργημα

G4467
Transliteration
rhaidioúrgēma
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

lewdness

Lexicon definition

easy-going behavior, i.e. (by extension) a crime

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Lewdness

(Acts 18:14), villany or wickedness, not lewdness in the modern sense of the word. The word "lewd" is from the Saxon, and means properly "ignorant," "unlearned," and hence low, vicious (Acts 17:5).

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · View data sources

Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Lewdness

Indexed occurrences: 3

Source: Strong's Concordance · View data sources

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