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International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Amiss:

a-mis':There are two words translated "amiss" in the New Testament, atopos, referring to that which is improper or harmful (Lu 23:41; Ac 28:6), while kakos, refers to that which is evil in the sense of a disaster, then to that which is wicked, morally wrong. This latter is the use of it in Jas 4:3. The purpose of the prayer is evil, it is therefore amiss and cannot be granted (compare 2Ch 6:37 ff).

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
A-1 Adjective Strong's Number: g824 Greek: atopos

Amiss:

lit., "out of place" (a, negative, topos, "a place"), hence denotes unbecoming, not befitting. It is used four times in the NT, and is rendered "amiss" three times in the RV; in the malefactor's testimony of Christ, Luk 23:41; in Festus's words concerning Paul, Act 25:5, "if there is anything amiss in the man" (AV, "wickedness"); in Act 28:6, of the expected effect of the viper's attack upon Paul (AV, "harm"); in 2Th 3:2, of men capable of outrageous conduct, "unreasonable."
See HARM, UNREASONABLE.

B-1 Adverb Strong's Number: g2556 Greek: kakos

Amiss:

akin to kakos, "evil," is translated "amiss" in Jam 4:3; elsewhere in various ways.
See EVIL, GRIEVOUS, MISERABLE, SORE.

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