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EXTREME; EXTREMITY

eks-trem', eks-trem'-i-ti We have the adjective "extreme" in APC 2Esdras 5:14, "extreme fear," the Revised Version (British and American) "trembling"; in APC Wisdom 12:27, "extreme (terma) damnation," the Revised Version (British and American) "the last end of condemnation"; in APC 2Macc 7:42, "extreme (huperballousas) tortures," the Revised Version (British and American) "exceeding barbarities"; in Ecclesiasticus 42:8 it is used as an adverb, "the extreme aged" (eschatogeros), the Revised Version (British and American) "of extreme old age." Extremity: pash; Septuagint paraptoma, occurs only in Job 35:15 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "arrogance," and akme in APC 2Macc 1:7.

Greek

204. akrogoniaios -- at the extreme angle or corner
... at the extreme angle or corner. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: akrogoniaios
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-rog-o-nee-ah'-yos) Short Definition: in the corner ...
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2078. eschatos -- last, extreme
... last, extreme. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: eschatos Phonetic Spelling:
(es'-khat-os) Short Definition: last, at the last, finally Definition: last ...
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206. akron -- highest, extreme
... highest, extreme. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: akron Phonetic Spelling:
(ak'-ron) Short Definition: the end, extremity Definition: the end ...
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454. anoia -- folly, foolishness
... 3563 ,"mind") -- properly, "no-mind" referring to behavior ( actions); "lack of
sense" (, 2, 83) which easily degenerates into "a state of extreme anger that ...
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203. akrobustia -- the prepuce, foreskin, hence uncircumcision
... through (). [203 literally means "what covers the extreme end," referring to
the part of the male foreskin removed by circumcision. The ...
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1692. emeo -- to vomit
... 1692 -- properly, vomit (); (figuratively) repulsed, showing utter rejection (desiring
total separation); "to reject with extreme disgust" (, 6, 321). ...
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5604. odin -- a birth pang
... suggests (similar to birth pain) -- hence, "to suffer greatly, great pain" (, 1,
24.87) like "a birth-pang, travail-pain; figuratively, extreme suffering" ().]. ...
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4434. ptochos -- (of one who crouches and cowers, hence) beggarly ...
... wealth) -- ie . 4434 () relates to "the pauper rather than the mere peasant,
the extreme opposite of the rich" (, 1, 371). Word Origin ...
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5111. tolmao -- to have courage, to be bold
... From tolma (boldness; probably itself from the base of telos through the idea of
extreme conduct); to venture (objectively or in act; while tharrheo is rather ...
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335. anaideia -- shamelessness
... embarrassment") is the shamelessness a has who is not be halted by human fears --
even when others cry "overdone" (ie accuse them of being extreme or excessive ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3411. yerekah -- flank, side, extreme parts, recesses
... yerekah. 3412 . flank, side, extreme parts, recesses. Transliteration: yerekah
Phonetic Spelling: (yer-ay-kaw') Short Definition: rear. Word Origin fem. ...
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7097a. qatseh -- end, extremity
... Word Origin from qatsah Definition end, extremity NASB Word Usage among (2), border
(2), edge (12), end (46), ends (5), extreme (1), extreme end (2), extremity ...
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3286. yaeph -- to be weary, faint
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to be weary, faint NASB Word Usage become exhausted
(2), become weary (3), becomes weary (1), extreme (1), grow weary (2). ...
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2746. charchur -- violent heat, fever
... Word Origin from charar Definition violent heat, fever NASB Word Usage fiery heat
(1). fever. From charar; fever (as hot); -extreme burning. see HEBREW charar. ...
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Library

On the Sacrament of Extreme Unction.
... CONCERNING CHRISTIAN LIBERTY ON THE SACRAMENT OF EXTREME UNCTION. ... Nowhere, however,
in the gospel do we read of this sacrament of extreme unction. ...
/.../luther/first principles of the reformation/on the sacrament of extreme.htm

Whether Extreme Unction is a Sacrament?
... EXTREME UNCTION (QQ -33) Whether Extreme Unction is a sacrament? Objection
1: It would seem that Extreme Unction is not a sacrament. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether extreme unction is a.htm

Extreme Unction (Qq -33)
... EXTREME UNCTION (QQ -33). OF EXTREME UNCTION, AS REGARDS ITS ESSENCE AND INSTITUTION
(NINE ARTICLES) ... (1) Whether Extreme Unction is a sacrament? ...
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Whether Extreme Unction Avails for the Remission of Sins?
... OF THE EFFECT OF THIS SACRAMENT (THREE ARTICLES) Whether Extreme Unction avails
for the remission of sins? ... Therefore sins are not remitted by Extreme Unction. ...
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Whether Extreme Unction is one Sacrament?
... EXTREME UNCTION (QQ -33) Whether Extreme Unction is one sacrament? Objection
1: It would seem that Extreme Unction is not one sacrament. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether extreme unction is one.htm

On Extreme Unction and Holy Orders
... Lesson 25 ON EXTREME UNCTION AND HOLY ORDERS. "Unction" means the anointing
or rubbing with oil or ointment. "Extreme" means last. ...
/.../kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 25 on extreme unction.htm

Of those who Abused his Extreme Benevolence for Avarice and ...
... Book IV. Chapter LIV."Of those who abused His Extreme Benevolence for Avarice
and Hypocrisy. In like manner his mental [3353] qualities ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter liv of those who abused.htm

Accommodation of the Two Extreme Theories.
... CHAPTER VI. THE MIRACLES OF CHRIST CONSIDERED IN REGARD TO SUPERNATURAL AGENCY.
Section 103. Accommodation of the two extreme Theories. ...
/.../section 103 accommodation of the.htm

Fifth Sunday in Lent. Out of the Depths have I Called unto Thee, O ...
... Out of the depths have I called unto Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice. If Thou,
Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, O Lord, who may abide it?". ...
/.../winkworth/lyra germanica the christian year/fifth sunday in lent out.htm

An Investigation of the Origin of a Sudden Change of Feeling from ...
... Second Conference of Abbot Moses. Chapter II. An investigation of the origin of
a sudden change of feeling from inexpressible joy to extreme dejection of mind. ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter ii an investigation of.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit.

2. (a.) Last; final; conclusive; -- said of time; as, the extreme hour of life.

3. (n.) The best of worst; most urgent; greatest; highest; immoderate; excessive; most violent; as, an extreme case; extreme folly.

4. (a.) Radical; ultra; as, extreme opinions.

5. (a.) Extended or contracted as much as possible; -- said of intervals; as, an extreme sharp second; an extreme flat forth.

6. (n.) The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a body; extremity.

7. (n.) Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable; hence, furthest degree; any undue departure from the mean; -- often in the plural: things at an extreme distance from each other, the most widely different states, etc.; as, extremes of heat and cold, of virtue and vice; extremes meet.

8. (n.) An extreme state or condition; hence, calamity, danger, distress, etc.

9. (n.) Either of the extreme terms of a syllogism, the middle term being interposed between them.

10. (n.) The first or the last term of a proportion or series.

Thesaurus

Extreme (11 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Last; final; conclusive; -- said of time; as, the extreme hour of
life. 3 ... folly. 4. (a.) Radical; ultra; as, extreme opinions. ...
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Extremity (46 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need
or peril; extreme need; necessity. Int. ...EXTREME; EXTREMITY. ...
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Scorn (65 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs
from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object. ...
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Anguish (75 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating
distress. 2. (vt) To distress with extreme pain or grief. Int. ...
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Extremely (15 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree;
to the utmost point; exceedingly; as, extremely hot or cold. ...
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Fury (152 Occurrences)
... 5:13; Dan. 9:16; Zechariah 8:2). Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A thief. 2.
(n.) Violent or extreme excitement; overmastering agitation or enthusiasm. ...
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Torment (19 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) An engine for casting stones. 2. (n.) Extreme
pain; anguish; torture; the utmost degree of misery, either of body or mind. ...
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Terror (137 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.
2. (n.) That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear. Int. ...
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Desperate (8 Occurrences)
... 4. (a.) Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; -- used to mark the extreme
predominance of a bad quality. 5. (n.) One desperate or hopeless. ...
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Devilish (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to,
the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. 2. (a.) Extreme; excessive. ...
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Bible Concordance

Extreme (11 Occurrences)

Mark 7:37 The amazement was extreme. "He succeeds in everything he attempts," they exclaimed; "he even makes deaf men hear and dumb men speak!"
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 8:2 how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.
(See RSV NIV)

Numbers 22:36 And Balak heareth that Balaam hath come, and goeth out to meet him, unto a city of Moab, which 'is' on the border of Arnon, which 'is' in the extremity of the border;
(See NAS)

Numbers 23:13 And Balak saith unto him, 'Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, whence thou dost see it, only its extremity thou dost see, and all of it thou dost not see, and pierce it for me thence;'
(See NAS)

Deuteronomy 28:22 The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Joshua 15:1 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was: to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin, southward, in the extreme south.
(DBY NAS NIV)

Joshua 15:21 And the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah are unto the border of Edom in the south, Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
(See RSV)

Joshua 18:15 And the south side was from the extreme end of Kirjath-jearim, And the border went out on the west, And went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.
(DBY)

1 Samuel 14:2 And Saul abode at the extreme end of Gibeah under the pomegranate-tree which was in Migron; and the people that were with him were about six hundred men.
(DBY)

Ezekiel 46:19 Then he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests, which looked toward the north: and behold, there was a place on the hinder part westward.
(See NAS RSV)

Daniel 9:21 yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening offering.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Extreme

Related Terms

Extremity (46 Occurrences)

Scorn (65 Occurrences)

Anguish (75 Occurrences)

Extremely (15 Occurrences)

Fury (152 Occurrences)

Torment (19 Occurrences)

Terror (137 Occurrences)

Desperate (8 Occurrences)

Devilish (1 Occurrence)