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lı̄t´nes: “Light†is used in Scripture, as in ordinary speech, in the sense of what is small, slight, trivial, easy; “lightness†with the connotation of vacillation or lasciviousness. Thus in the Old Testament, “a light thing,†a small, easy, slight thing (קלל, kÌ£aÌ„lal, ; ; ; , in the last case “to treat slightinglyâ€). “Lightness†(קול, kÌ£oÌ„l) occurs in (“the lightness of her whoredomâ€); in , the Revised Version (British and American) changes “lightness†(a different word) to “vain boasting.†In the New Testament the phrase occurs in , “made light of it†(ἀμελεÌω, ameleÌoÌ„), i.e. “treated it with neglectâ€; and Paul asks (), “Did I show lightness?†(the Revised Version (British and American) “ficklenessâ€). These examples sufficiently illustrate the meaning.