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a-koÌ„rd´, a-koÌ„rd´ing-li: In Old Testament, פּה, peh, “mouth,†“to fight with one accord†() לפי, lephı̄, “according to the mouth of,†“according to their families†(, “acc. to (the number of) their little ones†the Revised Version, margin). In the same Hebrew word, כּעל, ke‛al, is rendered “according to†and “accordingly.†In New Testament ὁμοθυμαδοÌν, homothumadoÌn, indicative of harmony of mind or action, Acts, ; ; ; ) and καταÌ, kataÌ, of the same mind ... according to Christ Jesus (); αὐτοÌματος, autoÌmatos, “of itself,†“without constraint,†“opened to them of its own accord†(), i.e. without human agency (compare the King James Version; ); αὐθαιÌÏετος, authaıÌretos, “of his own free choice†(). God “will render to every man according to his works†(), that is, agreeably to the nature of his works (), but salvation is not according to works (; ). See DEED.