Lewdness

Dictionaries - Easton's Bible Dictionary - Lewdness

Lewdness

( Acts 18:14 ), villany or wickedness, not lewdness in the modern sense of the word. The word "lewd" is from the Saxon, and means properly "ignorant," "unlearned," and hence low, vicious ( Acts 17:5 ).

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Lewdness". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Dictionaries - King James Dictionary - Lewdness

Lewdness

Villany; wickedness; crime.
And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked LEWDNESS, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you: but if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters. ( Acts 18:14-15 )

Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.

Bibliography Information

"Entry for 'Lewdness'". Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. . New York, N.Y., 1999.