Nought
Nought
NOUGHT.See Naught; and notice, further, the phrase set at nought (Pro 1:25, Mar 9:12). To set is to value, and nought is nothing, so the phrase means to reckon of no value.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Nought
not (, hinnam; , katargeo) Nought is to be distinguished from naught implying badness (see NAUGHT). Nought in the sense of nothing, etc., is the translation of hinnam, gratis (Gen 29:15), and of various other words occurring once only, e.g.’awen, vanity (Amo 5:5); tohu, vacancy, ruin (Isa 49:4);’epha, nothing (Isa 41:24); nabhel, to fade (Job 14:18, margin fadeth away); pur, to make void (Psa 33:10); katargeo, to make without effect (1Co 1:28; 1Co 2:6); oudes, not even one (Act 5:36); apelegmos, refutation (Act 19:27, the Revised Version (British and American) come into disrepute); dorean, without payment (2Th 3:8, the Revised Version (British and American) for nought); eremoo, to desolate (Rev 18:17, the Revised Version (British and American) made desolate); kataluo, to loose down (Act 5:38, the Revised Version (British and American) be overthrown). In Apocrypha we have set at nought and come to nought, etc. (1 Esdras 1:56; 2 Esdras 2:33; 8:59).
For nought the Revised Version (British and American) has perish (Deu 28:63); for come to nought (Job 8:22), be no more; nought for not ought (Exo 5:11), for no might (Deu 28:32); for brought to silence, twice (Isa 15:1), brought to nought; the American Standard Revised Version bring to nought (1Co 1:19) for bring to nothing (the English Revised Version reject); nought but terror (Isa 28:19) for a vexation only; brought to nought (Isa 16:4) for is at an end; come to nought for taken none effect (Rom 9:6); set at nought for despise (Rom 14:3).