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self-wil´ (רחון, raÌ„coÌ„n; αὐθαÌδης, authaÌdeÌ„s): Found once in the Old Testament (, “In their self-will they hocked an oxâ€) in the death song of Jacob (see HOCK). The idea is found twice in the New Testament in the sense of “pleasing oneselfâ€: “not self-willed, not soon angry†(); and “daring, self-willed, they tremble not to rail at dignities†(). In all these texts it stands for a false pride, for obstinacy, for “a pertinacious adherence to one's will or wish, especially in opposition to the dictates of wisdom or propriety or the wishes of others.â€