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un-tō´ẽrd, un-toÌ‚rd´ (σκολιοÌÏ‚, skolioÌs): Appears only in , the King James Version “Save yourselves from this untoward generation.†It means “perverse,†“willful,†“crooked,†and is so translated in Revised Version: “this crooked generation†(apoÌ teÌ„Ìs geneaÌs teÌ„Ìs skoliaÌs tauÌteÌ„s). the King James Version headings to Isa 28 and -11 have “untowardness.†This now obsolete term probably derived its orgin from the idea of the heart that was not inclined toward the divine will and teaching. Hence, “not-toward,†or “untoward.â€