Unless * For UNLESS see EXCEPT

Unlifted <1,,343,anakalupto>
"to uncover, unveil," used in 2 Cor. 3:14 with the negative me, "not," is rendered "unlifted," RV, AV, "untaken away" (a paraphrase rather than translation); the RV marg., "remaineth, it not being revealed that it is done away," is not to be preferred. The best rendering seems to be, "the veil remains unlifted (for it is in Christ that it is done away)." Judaism does not recognize the vanishing of the glory of the Law as a means of life, under God's grace in Christ. In 2 Cor. 3:18 the RV, "unveiled (face)" (AV, "open"), continues the metaphor of the veil (2 Cor. 3:13-17), referring to hindrances to the perception of spiritual realities, hindrances removed in the unveiling.

Unloose <1,,3089,luo>
"to loose," is rendered "to unloose" in Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16; John 1:27; in Acts 13:25, RV: see LOOSE.

Unmarried <1,,22,agamos>
a, negative, gameo, "to marry," occurs in 1 Cor. 7:8,11,32,34.

Unmerciful <1,,415,aneleemon>
"without mercy" (a, negative, n, euphonic, eleemon, "merciful"), occurs in Rom. 1:31.

Unmixed * For UNMIXED, Rev. 14:10, RV, see MIXTURE, Note

Unmovable * For UNMOVABLE, Acts 27:41, see MOVE, B, No. 1; in 1 Cor. 15:58, MOVE, B, No. 2

Unprepared <1,,532,aparaskeuastos>
from a, negative, and paraskeuazo (see PREPARE, B, No. 4), occurs in 2 Cor. 9:4.

Unprofitable, Unprofitableness <A-1,Adjective,888,achreios>
"unless (chreia, "use"), "unprofitable," occurs in Matt. 25:30; Luke 17:10. In the Sept., 2 Sam. 6:22.

<A-2,Adjective,890,achrestos>
"unprofitable, unserviceable" (chrestos, "serviceable"), is said of Onesimus, Philem. 1:11, antithetically to euchrestos, "profitable," with a play on the name of the converted slave (from onesis, "profit").

Note: Achreios is more distinctly negative than achrestos, which suggests positively hurtful.

<A-3,Adjective,255,alusiteles>
"not advantageous, not making good the expense involved" (lusiteles, "useful"), occurs in Heb. 13:17.

<A-4,Adjective,512,anopheles>
"not beneficial or serviceable" (a, negative, n, euphonic, opheleo, "to do good, to benefit"), is rendered "unprofitable" in Titus 3:9; in the neuter, used as a noun, "unprofitableness," Heb. 7:18, said of the Law as not accomplishing that which the "better hope" could alone bring. In the Sept., Prov. 28:3; Isa. 44:10; Jer. 2:8.

<B-1,Verb,889,achreoo | achreioo> akin to A, No. 1, "to make useless," occurs in Rom. 3:12, in the Passive Voice, rendered "they have ... become unprofitable."

Unquenchable * For UNQUENCHABLE see QUENCH

Unreasonable <1,,249,alogos>
"without reason, irrational," is rendered "unreasonable" in Acts 25:27. See BRUTE.

<2,,824,atopos>
lit., "out of place" (topos, "a place"), is translated "unreasonable" in 2 Thess.3:2, where the meaning intended seems to be "perverse, truculent." See AMISS.

Unrebukeable * For UNREBUKEABLE see BLAME, B, No. 5

Unrighteous <1,,94,adikos>
not conforming to dike, "right," is translated "unrighteous" in Luke 16:10 (twice), RV, 16:11; Rom. 3:5; 1 Cor. 6:1, RV; 6:9; Heb. 6:10; 1 Pet. 3:18, RV. 2 Pet. 2:9, RV: see UNJUST.

Unrighteousness <A-1,Noun,93,adikia>
denotes (a) "injustice," Luke 18:6, lit., "the judge of injustice;" Rom. 9:14; (b) "unrighteousness, iniquity," e.g., Luke 16:8, lit., "the steward of unrighteousness," RV marg., i.e., characterized by "unrighteousness;" Rom. 1:18,29; 2:8; 3:5; 6:13; 1 Cor. 13:6, RV, "unrighteousness;" 2 Thess. 2:10, "[with all (lit., "in every) deceit'] of unrighteousness," i.e., deceit such as "unrighteousness" uses, and that in every variety; Antichrist and his ministers will not be restrained by any scruple from words or deeds calculated to deceive; 2 Thess. 2:12, of those who have pleasure in it, not an intellectual but a moral evil; distate for truth is the precursor of the rejection of it; 2 Tim. 2:19, RV; 1 John 1:9, which includes (c) "a deed or deeds violating law and justice" (virtually the same as adikema, "an unrighteous act"), e.g., Luke 13:27, "iniquity;" 2 Cor. 12:13, "wrong," the wrong of depriving another of what is his own, here ironically of a favor; Heb. 8:12, 1st clause, "iniquities," lit., "unrighteousness" (plural, not as AV); 2 Pet. 2:13,15, RV, "wrongdoing," AV, "unrighteousness;" 1 John 5:17. See INIQUITY.

Notes: (1) In 2 Cor. 6:14, AV, anomia, "lawlessness," is translated "unrighteousness" (RV, "iniquity"). (2) Adikia is the comphrensive term for wrong, or wrongdoing, as between persons; anomia, "lawlessness," is the rejection of Divine law, or wrong committed against it.

<B-1,Verb,91,adikeo>
"to do wrong," is rendered in Rev. 22:11, RV, firstly, "he that is unrighteous," lit., "the doer of unrighteousness" (present participle of the verb, with the article), secondly, "let him do unrighteousness (still)," the retributive and permanent effect of a persistent course of unrighteous-doing (AV, "he that is unjust, let him be unjust"). See HURT, OFFENDER, Note, WRONG.

Unripe, Untimely * For UNRIPE, UNTIMELY, see FIG, No. 2

Unruly <1,,506,anupotaktos>
"not subject to rule" (a, negative, n, euphonic, hupotasso, "to put in subjection"), is used (a) of things, Heb. 2:8, RV, "not subject" (AV, "not put under"); (b) of persons, "unruly," 1 Tim. 1:9, RV (AV, "disobedient"); Titus 1:6,10. See DISOBEDIENT, B, Note.

<2,,814,ataktos>
is rendered "unruly" in 1 Thess. 5:14, AV (marg. and RV, "disorderly"). See DISORDERLY, A.

Note: In Jas. 3:8, some texts have akataschetos, "that cannot be restrained," AV, "unruly:" see RESTLESS.

Unsearchable <1,,419,anexeraunetos | anexereunetos> a, negative, n, euphonic, ex (ek), "out," eraunao, "to search, examine," is used in Rom. 11:33, of the judgments of God.

<2,,421,anexichniastos>
with the same prefixes as in No. 1, and an adjectival form akin to ichneuo, "to trace out" (ichnos, "a footprint, a track"), is translated "unsearchable" in Eph. 3:8, of the riches of Christ; in Rom. 11:33, "past tracing out," of the ways of the Lord (cp. No. 1, in the same verse). The ways of God are the outworkings of His judgment. Of the two questions in Rom. 11:34, the first seems to have reference to No. 1, the second to No. 2. See FIND, Note (3), TRACE.

Unseemliness, Unseemly <1,,808,aschemosune>
from aschemon, "unseemly," is rendered "unseemliness," in Rom. 1:27, RV: see SHAME, No. 4.

Note: For "behave ... unseemly" see BEHAVE, No. 4.

Unsettle * For UNSETTLE, Gal. 5:12, RV, see STIR, No. 12

Unskillful * For UNSKILLFUL, Heb. 5:13, see EXPERIENCE, No. 1

Unspeakable <1,,411,anekdiegetos>
denotes "inexpressible" (a, negative, n, euphonic, ekdiegeomai, "to declare, relate"), 2 Cor. 9:15, "unspeakable" (of the gift of God); regarding the various explanations of the gift, it seems most suitable to view it as the gift of His Son.

<2,,412,aneklaletos>
denotes "unable to be told out" (eklaleo, "to speak out"), 1 Pet. 1:8, of the believer's joy.

<3,,731,arrhetos>
primarily, "unspoken" (a, negative, rhetos, "spoken"), denotes "unspeakable," 2 Cor. 12:4, of the words heard by Paul when caught up into paradise. The word is common in sacred inscriptions especially in connection with the Greek Mysteries; hence Moulton and Milligan suggest the meaning "words too sacred to be uttered."

Unspotted * For UNSPOTTED see SPOT, C

Unstable, Unsteadfast <1,,793,asteriktos>
a, negative, sterizo, "to fix," is used in 2 Pet. 2:14; 3:16, AV, "unstable," RV, "unsteadfast."

<2,,182,akatastatos>
from kathistemi, "to set in order," is rendered "unstable" in Jas. 1:8: see RESTLESS.

Untaken Away * For UNTAKEN AWAY, 2 Cor. 3:14, AV, see UNLIFTED

Unthankful <1,,884,acharistos>
denotes "ungrateful, thankless" (charis, "thanks"), Luke 6:35; 2 Tim. 3:2.

Until and Unto * For UNTIL and UNTO see +, p. 9

Untimely * For UNTIMELY see FIG, No. 2

Untoward * For UNTOWARD see CROOKED

Unveiled <1,,177,akatakaluptos>
"uncovered" (a, negative, katakalupto, "to cover"), is used in 1 Cor. 11:5,13, RV, "unveiled," with reference to the injunction forbidding women to be "unveiled" in a church gathering. Whatever the character of the covering, it is to be on her head as "a sign of authority" (1 Cor. 11:10), RV, the meaning of which is indicated in 1 Cor. 11:3 in the matter of headships, and the reasons for which are given in 1 Cor. 11:7-9, and in the phrase "because of the angels," intimating their witness of, and interest in, that which betokens the headship of Christ. The injunctions were neither Jewish, which required men to be veiled in prayer, nor Greek, by which men and women were alike "unveiled." The Apostle's instructions were "the commandment of the Lord" (1 Cor. 14:37) and were for all the churches (1 Cor. 14:33,34).

Note: For the verb anakalupto, rendered "unveiled" in 2 Cor. 3:18, RV, see UNLIFTED (2nd ref.).

Unwashed <1,,449,aniptos>
"unwashed" (a, negative, nipto, "to wash"), occurs in Matt. 15:20; Mark 7:2 (ver. 5 in some mss.).

Unwilling * Note: "I am unwilling" is the RV rendering of thelo, "to will," with the negative ou, in 3 John 1:13 (AV, "I will not").

Unwise <1,,453,anoetos>
is translated "unwise" in Rom. 1:14, AV; see FOOLISH, No. 2.

<2,,878,aphron>
is translated "unwise" in Eph. 5:17, AV; see FOOLISH, No. 1.

<3,,781,asophos>
a, negative, is rendered "unwise" in Eph. 5:15, RV (AV, "fools").

Unworthily, Unworthy <A-1,Adverb,371,anaxios>
is used in 1 Cor. 11:27, of partaking of the Lord's Supper "unworthly," i.e., treating it as a common meal, the bread and cup as common things, not apprehending their solemn symbolic import. In the best texts the word is not found in ver. 29 (see RV).

<B-1,Adjective,370,anaxios>
a, negative, n, euphonic, axios, "worthy," is used in 1 Cor. 6:2. In modern Greek it signifies "incapable."

Note: In Acts 13:46, "unworthy" represents the adjective axios, preceeded by the negative ouk.

Up * Notes: (1) In Matt. 13:6; Mark 4:6, AV, anatello, "to rise" (of the sun), is rendered "was up." See RISE. (2) The adverb is used with numerous Eng. verbs to translate single Greek verbs. In John 11:41; Heb. 12:15, however, the adverb ano, "up," is used separately: see ABOVE, BRIM, HIGH.

Upbraid * For UPBRAID see REPROACH, B, No. 1

Uphold <1,,5342,phero>
"to bear, carry uphold," is rendered "upholding" in Heb. 1:3. See BEAR.

Upon * For UPON see +, p. 9

Upper * For UPPER see CHAMBER, COUNTRY, B, No. 1, ROOM

Uppermost * Note: In Luke 11:43 protokathedria, "a chief seat," is translated "uppermost seats," AV (RV, "chief seats"). In Matt. 23:6; Mark 12:39, AV, protoklisia, "a chief place," is translated "uppermost rooms" (RV, "chief place" and "chief places"). See CHIEF, B, Nos. 6 and 7.

Upright * For UPRIGHT see STRAIGHT, No. 2; UPRIGHTLY see WALK, No. 6

Uprightness <1,,2118,euthutes>
from euthus, "straight," is rendered "uprightness" in Heb. 1:8, RV, AV, "righteousness," marg., "rightness," or, "straightness."

Uproar (Noun) * For UPROAR (Noun), thorubos, see TUMULT, and for stasis see RIOT

Uproar (Verbs) <1,,2350,thorubeo>
used in the Middle Voice, denotes "to make a noise or uproar," or, transitively, in the Active Voice, "to trouble, throw into confusion," Acts 17:5. See ADO, NOISE, TROUBLE.

Note: For suncheo, "to confuse," Acts 21:31 (AV, "was in an uproar"), see CONFUSION; for anastatoo, Acts 21:38 (AV, "madest an uproar"), see STIR UP.

Upside down * For UPSIDE DOWN see TURN, No. 15

Urge * Notes: (1) In Acts 13:50, AV, parotruno, "to urge on" (RV), is rendered "stirred up." (2) In Acts 13:43, peitho, "to persuade," is rendered "urged," RV (AV, "persuaded"). (3) For enceho, rendered "to urge" in Luke 11:53, AV, see ENTANGLE, No. 3.

Us * The oblique cases of hemis, "we," are the genitive hemon, "of us," the dative hemin, "to us," the accusative hemas, "us." When the nominative hemeis is used, it is always emphatic, e.g., John 11:16, "(let) us (go);" lit., "we, let us go;" 1 Thess. 5:8, "let us ... be sober," lit., "we ... let us be sober." Sometimes the oblique cases are governed by prepositions.

Use (Noun), Useful <1,,1838,hexis>
akin to echo, "to have," denotes "habit, experience, use," Heb. 5:14.

<2,,5532,chreia>
"need," is translated "uses" in Titus 3:14; in Eph.4:29, AV, "(for the) use (of edifying)," RV, "(as the) need (may be)." See NECESSITY, NEED.

<3,,5540,chresis>
"use" (akin to chraomai, "to use"), occurs in Rom. 1:26,27.

Notes: (1) In 2 Tim. 2:21, the adjective euchrestos, "useful, serviceable" (eu, "well," chraomai, "to use"), is translated "meet for ... use;" in 2 Tim. 4:11, "useful," RV, (AV, "profitable"); in Philem. 1:11, "profitable." See PROFITABLE, B, No. 2. (2) In 1 Cor. 8:7 the best texts have the noun sunetheia, RV, "being used," lit., "by the custom (of the idol)," i.e., by being associated. See CUSTOM. In the Sept., Prov. 31:13. Contrast achrestos, "unprofitable," Philem. 1:11.

Use (Verb) <1,,5531,chraomai>
from chre, "it is necessary," denotes (a) "to use," Acts 27:17; 1 Cor. 7:21, where "use it rather" means "use your bondservice rather;" 1 Cor. 7:31, where "they that use (this world)" is followed by the strengthened form katachraomai, rendered "abusing," or "using to the full" (RV, marg.); 1 Cor. 9:12,15; 2 Cor. 1:17; 3:12; 13:10; 1 Tim. 1:8, of "using" the Law lawfully, i.e., agreeably to its designs; 1 Tim. 5:23; (b) "deal with," Acts 27:3. See ENTREAT (to treat). Cp. the Active chrao (or kichremi), "to lend," Luke 11:5. See LEND.

<2,,2192,echo>
"to have," is rendered "using" in 1 Pet. 2:16 (marg., "having"); see HAVE.

<3,,390,anastrepho>
chiefly denotes "to behave, to live in a certain manner," rendered "(were so) used" in Heb. 10:33 (Passive Voice); the verb, however, does not mean "to treat or use;" here it has the significance of "living amidst sufferings, reproaches," etc. See ABIDE, BEHAVE, LIVE, OVERTHROW, PASS, RETURN.

Notes: (1) In Acts 19:19, AV, prasso, "to practice" (RV), is rendered "used." (2) For Heb. 5:13, AV, "useth (milk)," see PARTAKE, B, No. 3. (3). In 1 Thess. 2:5, "were we found using" is the rendering of the verb ginomai, "to become," with the preposition en, "in," governing the noun, "words (or speech) [of flattery];" this idiomatic phrase signifies "to be engaged in, to resort to." A rendering close to the meaning of the Greek is "for neither at any time did we fall into the use of flattering speech;" cp. 1 Tim. 2:14, "fallen into transgression." (4) "To use" is combined in Eng. with other words, e.g., DECEIT, DESPITEFULLY, HOSPITALITY, REPETITIONS.

Using <1,,671,apochresis>
a strengthened form of chresis, "a using," and signifying "a misuse" (akin to apochraomai, "to use to the full, abuse"), is translated "using" in Col. 2:22; the clause may be rendered "by their using up." "The unusual word was chosen for its expressiveness; the chresis here was an apochresis; the things could not be used without rendering them unfit for further use" (Lightfoot).