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oÌ‚l-too-geth´ẽr: Representing five Hebrew and three Greek originals, which variously signify (1) “togetherâ€; i.e. all, e.g. 'all men, high and low, weighed together in God's balance are lighter than vanity' (); so also ; . (2) “allâ€: so the Revised Version (British and American), : “Are not my princes all of them kings?†(3) “with one accord have broken the yokeâ€; so the Revised Version (British and American), . (4) “completely,†“entirely,†“fullyâ€: “so as not to destroy him altogether†(; compare ; ; ; the King James Version; compare the Revised Version (British and American)). (5) “whollyâ€: “altogether born in sins,†. (6) In the Revised Version (British and American) rendered “at allâ€; “assuredly.†(7) A passage of classic difficulty to translators is , where “altogether†in the Revised Version (British and American) is rendered “with much,†Greek en megaÌloÌ„ (en pollō̇). See ALMOST. Many of the instances where “altogether†occurs in the King James Version become “together†in the Revised Version (British and American). Used as an adjective in (“altogether vanityâ€).