What does ἄτοπος (átopos) mean in the Bible?
ἄτοπος (átopos): Literally out-of-place; ethically means improper or unrighteous conduct that violates proper order
Greek · G824
ἄτοπος
Wrong
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ἄτοποςG824
Pronunciationátopos
What does ἄτοπος (átopos) mean in the Bible?
ἄτοπος (átopos): Literally out-of-place; ethically means improper or unrighteous conduct that violates proper order
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How does the BSB render G824?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include wrong (2), unusual (1), wicked (1).
Where does ἄτοπος (átopos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 23:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), 2 Thessalonians (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itwrong2×Luke 23:41, Acts 25:5
unusual1×Acts 28:6
wicked1×2 Thessalonians 3:2
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Usage map
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First aligned rowLuke 23:41
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Luke1Acts22 Thessalonians1
Source forms
ἄτοπον3xatoponLuke 23:41, Acts 25:5, Acts 28:6
ἀτόπων1xatopōn2 Thessalonians 3:2
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular2xLuke 23:41, Acts 28:6
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural1x2 Thessalonians 3:2
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular1xActs 25:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Literally out-of-place; ethically means improper or unrighteous conduct that violates proper order
Strong'sG824
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms3 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
wrong
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 23:41Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἄτοπονatopon
improper, unrighteous, perverse
Read verseActs 25:5Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἄτοπονatopon
improper, unrighteous, perverse
Read verseActs 28:6Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἄτοπονatopon
improper, unrighteous, perverse
Read verse2 Thessalonians 3:2Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
ἀτόπωνatopwn
improper, unrighteous, perverse
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · NeuterActs 25:51×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine2 Thess 3:21×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterLuke 23:41 · Acts 28:62×
Word Origins
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