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eks-treÌ„m´, eks-trem´i-ti We have the adjective “extreme†in 2 Esdras 5:14, “extreme fear,†the Revised Version (British and American) “tremblingâ€; in The Wisdom of Solomon 12:27, “extreme (teÌrma) damnation,†the Revised Version (British and American) “the last end of condemnationâ€; in 2 Macc 7:42, “extreme (huperballouÌsas) tortures,†the Revised Version (British and American) “exceeding barbaritiesâ€; in Ecclesiasticus 42:8 it is used as an adverb, “the extreme aged†(eschatogeÌ„ÌroÌ„s), the Revised Version (British and American) “of extreme old age.â€
Extremity: פש×, pash; Septuagint παÏαÌπτωμα, paraÌptoÌ„ma, occurs only in the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) “arrogance,†and ἀκμηÌ, akmeÌ„Ì in 2 Macc 1:7.