International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Uttermost

Online Resource Library

Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | Download

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Uttermost


Subjects in this Topic:

ut´ẽr-mōst: A pleonastic compound of a comparative (“utter”; compare “outer”) and a superlative (“most”), in the King James Version used interchangeably with the ordinary superlative forms “utmost” (compare ; ) and “outmost” (compare , ). The Revised Version (British and American) adds still another form, “outermost,” in , (the King James Version “uttermost”). the Revised Version (British and American) has made a few changes to secure a more accurate translation (; , etc.) or to give uniformity (; ; , etc.), but for the most part has left the King James Version undisturbed.