"pr. out of place; inopportune, unsuitable, absurd; new, unusual, strange; in NT improper, amiss, wicked, Lk. 23:41; Acts 25:5; 2 Thess. 3:2; noxious, harmful, Acts 28:6*"
Definition and meaning
pr. out of place; inopportune, unsuitable, absurd; new, unusual, strange; in NT improper, amiss, wicked, Lk. 23:41; Acts 25:5; 2 Thess. 3:2; noxious, harmful, Acts 28:6*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἄτοπος
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of atopos (G824) across the King James Bible.
And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
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Common questions
Strong's G824 (atopos) is a Greek word that means: pr. out of place; inopportune, unsuitable, absurd; new, unusual, strange; in NT improper, amiss, wicked, Lk. 23:41; Acts 25:5; 2 Thess. 3:2; noxious, harmful, Acts 28:6* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word atopos (G824) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G824 is atopos, a Greek word defined as: pr. out of place; inopportune, unsuitable, absurd; new, unusual, strange; in NT improper, amiss, wicked, Lk. 23:41; Acts 25:5; 2 Thess. 3:2; noxious, . James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
atopos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.