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Bible Dictionaries
Wantonness, Wanton, Wantonly
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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"lasciviousness, licentiousness," is rendered "wantonness" in 2 Peter 2:18 , AV; see LASCIVIOUSNESS.
"insolent luxury," is rendered "wantonness" in Revelation 18:3 , RV (marg., "luxury;" AV, "delicacies," not a sufficiently strong rendering).
akin to A, No. 2, "to run riot," is rendered "waxed wanton" in Revelation 18:7 , RV, and "lived wantonly" in Revelation 18:8 . See DELICATELY , Note (1). The root of the verb is seen in the Latin strenuus.
an intensive form of No. 1, "to wax wanton against," occurs in 1 Timothy 5:11 .
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Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Wantonness, Wanton, Wantonly'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/w/wantonness-wanton-wantonly.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Wantonness, Wanton, Wantonly'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/w/wantonness-wanton-wantonly.html. 1940.
