UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: ἀκατάστατος; -ον

Constructions: ἀκατάστατος; ἀ-; ἵστημι

Sense 1: not controlled by, not subject to, uncontrolled

Semantic entry: 37.32

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Control, Restrain

Definition: pertaining to being unable to be controlled by something or someone

Notes: It is also possible to translate ‘it is an evil which cannot be controlled’ as ‘it is an evil which no one can control’ or ‘no one can control this evil.’

JAM 1:8: RV JAM 1:8 · LV JAM 1:8 · Read together JAM 1:8

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OET-RV JAM 1:8

8 because that person is double-minded, and everything they attempt ends up in difficulty.

OET-LV JAM 1:8

8 a_man double-minded, disturbance in all the ways of _him.

JAM 3:8: RV JAM 3:8 · LV JAM 3:8 · Read together JAM 3:8

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OET-RV JAM 3:8

8 but no one is able to tame the tongue—it’s an erratically evil body part that’s full of deadly poison.

OET-LV JAM 3:8

8 but the tongue no _one to _tame is _able of_the_people, an_unstable evil, full of _poison deadly.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἀκατάστατος

Form 1

Sense 1: not controlled by, not subject to, uncontrolled