adverb
ataktōs
Strong’sG814
in a disorderly manner
stem ataktō-2 times in the New Testamentnever changes form
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** ἀ-τάκτως,
adv.,[in Sm.: IV Ki 9:20*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G814 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidat-ak'-toce
Fromadverb from G813, irregularly (morally)
King Jamesdisorderly.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
not in battle-order, of troops, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 not at one's post, Refs 4th c.BC+
II undisciplined, disorderly, θόρυβοςRefs 5th c.BC+; irregular, πυρετόςRefs 5th c.BC+casual, Refs; of sensual excess, irregular, inordinate, ἡδοναί, Ἀφροδίτη, Refs 5th c.BC+; in Music, without rhythm, μελῳδίαιRefs 3rd c.AD+; in Medicine texts, irregular, σφυγμόςRefs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 uncivilized, lawless, βίοςRefs 5th c.BC+
II.3 in Mathematics texts, ἄτακτα προβλήματα indeterminate, not admitting of a definite solution, Refs 5th c.AD+
B adverb -τως in an irregular, disorderly manner, of troops, ἀ. καὶ οὐδενὶ κόσμῳ προσπίπτοντεςRefs 5th c.BC+
B.2 irregularly, of fevers, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.3 comparative ἀτακτοτέρως somewhat negligently, Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
ataktōs2×
2 Thessalonians 3:6“irresponsibly”… Christou stelorō vin apo pantou adelfou ataktōs peripatarōntou kai mē kata tan paradosian …… Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
2 Thessalonians 3:11“in idleness”akouanō gar tinoin peripatarōntoin en vi ataktōs, mēdenem ergazorōntoin alla periergazorōntoin;For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.