a-kord', a-kord'-ing-li: In Old Testament, peh, "mouth," "to fight with one accord" (
Jos 9:2) lephi, "according to the mouth of," "according to their families" (
Ge 47:12, "acc. to (the number of) their little ones" the Revised Version, margin). In
Isa 59:18 the same Hebrew word, ke'al, is rendered "according to" and "accordingly." In New Testament homothumadon, indicative of harmony of mind or action,
Acts 1:14,
2:46,
7:57,
18:12 and kata, of the same mind.... according to Christ Jesus (
Ro
15:5); automatos, "of itself," "without constraint," "opened to them of its own accord" (
Ac 12:10), i.e. without human agency (compare
Le 25:5 the King James Version;
Mr 4:28); authairetos, "of his own free choice" (
2Co 8:17). God "will render to every man according to his works" (
Ro 2:6), that is, agreeably to the nature of his works (
1Co 3:8), but salvation is not according to works (
2Ti 1:9;
Titus 3:5).