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SBL Greek New Testament

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Matthew 12

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matthew.12.mt12Careless

πᾶν ῥῆμα ἀργόν

LEXICONETHICSJUDGMENTTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

What kind of word comes under judgment?

Argos can mean idle, inactive, unproductive, or careless.

Why this default

‘Every idle word’ is default because argos literally pictures speech as inactive or unproductive and links words to fruit. ‘Careless’ foregrounds negligence, while ‘useless utterance’ stresses lack of benefit.

Evidence

ExternalNo separate external-evidence note is recorded for this stable-text decision.

InternalThe decision record relies on the stated lexical, grammatical, or translation rationale.

Project defaultevery idle word

Project default · lexical image

Alternativeevery careless word

Moral negligence

Alternativeevery useless utterance

Lack of fruit

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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