atopos describes what is improper or blameworthy, and in one scene what is unexpected to observers.

The term most often marks persons, conduct, or accusations as improper or blameworthy; it also describes an outcome that observers did not expect.

1. Improper or blameworthy · dominant

   The neuter singular occurs where an accusation concerns whether there is any fault in a man in Acts 25:5, and where a man is said to have done nothing deserving blame in Luke 23:41. In 2 Thessalonians 3:2, the genitive plural masculine form describes people from whom rescue is sought; the APB renders the verse with “perverse and evil people.”

   Acts 25:5Luke 23:412 Thessalonians 3:2
2. Unexpected occurrence · rare

   In Acts 28:6, the accusative singular neuter form characterizes the absence of the feared physical outcome after observers expected swelling or sudden death; the APB renders that outcome as “nothing unusual happening.”

   Acts 28:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with “perverse,” “wrong,” and “nothing unusual happening.” Because it is a whole-verse translation, these renderings show the verse contexts rather than fixed English equivalents.