Strong’s G2159 · Greek

εὐτόνως
eutónōs

Definition

in a well-strung manner, i.e. (figuratively) intensely (in a good sense, cogently; in a bad one, fiercely)

Etymology

adverb from a compound of G2095 (εὖ) and a derivative of (to stretch);

Where the KJV renders it

  • mightily
  • vehemently

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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