- Original: νόθος - Transliteration: Nothos - Phonetic: noth'-os - Definition: 1. illegitimate, bastard 2. one born, not in lawful wedlock, but of a concubine or female slave - Origin: of uncertain affinity - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: Of uncertain affinity; a spurious or illegitimate son: - bastard. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • bastards, 1 Hebrews 12:8