"one who pleases himself, willful, obstinate; arrogant, stubborn, Tit. 1:7; 2 Pet. 2:10*"
Definition and meaning
one who pleases himself, willful, obstinate; arrogant, stubborn, Tit. 1:7; 2 Pet. 2:10*
In the original Greek the word is written: αὐθάδης
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of authades (G829) across the King James Bible.
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
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Common questions
Strong's G829 (authades) is a Greek word that means: one who pleases himself, willful, obstinate; arrogant, stubborn, Tit. 1:7; 2 Pet. 2:10* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word authades (G829) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G829 is authades, a Greek word defined as: one who pleases himself, willful, obstinate; arrogant, stubborn, Tit. 1:7; 2 Pet. 2:10*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
authades is a Greek word found in the New Testament.