Bible Dictionaries
Idle
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
In Matthew 12:36 , means empty and fruitless. The "idle word" which Christ condemns, is a word morally useless and evil.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Idle'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/i/idle.html. 1859.