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| | Examples of weakness or bias by Strong's include: | | Examples of weakness or bias by Strong's include: |
| | *Strong's omits the double meaning of "[[homosexual]]" for the Hebrew word "כֶּלֶב", thereby concealing multiple biblical condemnations of [[homosexuality]].<ref>https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3611.htm</ref> ''See, e.g.'', [[Deuteronomy 18-25 (Translated)#23:18|Deuteronomy 23:18]]. | | *Strong's omits the double meaning of "[[homosexual]]" for the Hebrew word "כֶּלֶב", thereby concealing multiple biblical condemnations of [[homosexuality]].<ref>https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3611.htm</ref> ''See, e.g.'', [[Deuteronomy 18-25 (Translated)#23:18|Deuteronomy 23:18]]. |
| − | *Strong's translation of χερσὶν (chersin) as only "hands" is in clear error, as it also means "wrists". This error has caused the mistranslation of {{bibleref|Acts|12|7}} (the chains did not fall of Peter's "hands", but his "wrists"), and of {{bibleref|John|20|27}} (the nails were through Jesus's "wrists", not his "hands"). | + | *Strong's translation of χερσὶν (chersin) as only "hands" is in clear error, as it also means "wrists". This error has caused the mistranslation of {{bibleref|Acts|12|7}} (the chains did not fall off Peter's "hands", but his "wrists"), and of {{bibleref|John|20|27}} (the nails were through Jesus's "wrists", not his "hands"). |
| | *a preference for monarchical spin in translating non-monarchical Greek terms, such as Μεγαλωσύνης, which means "greatness" based on its root but Strong's translates it as "majesty" | | *a preference for monarchical spin in translating non-monarchical Greek terms, such as Μεγαλωσύνης, which means "greatness" based on its root but Strong's translates it as "majesty" |
| | *a literary rather than scientific or [[mathematical]] focus, thereby tending to avoid more scientific or mathematical terms such as [[efficiency]], [[energy]], perfection (in the sense of flawlessness), [[set]], and [[infinity]] | | *a literary rather than scientific or [[mathematical]] focus, thereby tending to avoid more scientific or mathematical terms such as [[efficiency]], [[energy]], perfection (in the sense of flawlessness), [[set]], and [[infinity]] |