KJV dictionary & concordance

untoward

Meaning of “untoward”

Perverse or difficult to guide.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Acts 2:40

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Acts 2:40 · retained source text

And with many other words did hee testifie and exhort, saying, Saue your selues from this vntoward generation.

Source order

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

obstinate, perverse, intractable.

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