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Impotent
Open directlyHastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
IM'POTENT, "sick." John 5:3; Acts 4:9; Acts 14:8.
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
IM'POTENT, "sick." John 5:3; Acts 4:9; Acts 14:8.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
One who is imoitent. [R.] Shak.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Not potent; wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity; destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm. There sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent inhis feet. Acts xiv. 8. O most lame and impotent conclusion! Shak. Not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. Addison.
2. Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable; violent. Impotent of tongue, her silence broke. Dryden.
3. Wanting the power of procreation; unable to copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren.