ἀνήμερος
anēmeros
G0434
G:A
Greek
brutal
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Books
Greek
Language
anemeros describes people listed among destructive traits and set against what is good.
The sole attested use places the term in a plural list of destructive personal qualities, alongside being unfeeling, irreconcilable, devilish, intemperate, and hating good.
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A destructive quality in a vice list · dominant
In 2 Timothy 3:3, the nominative plural masculine form occurs in a series describing “They” by adverse qualities. The APB renders the list “unfeeling, irreconcilable, devilish, intemperate, brutal, and hating good,”.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Timothy 3:3, the APB includes “brutal” within a list of adverse qualities. The verse context rather than the English sequence establishes the term's specific contribution.