Strong's Lexicon
G276
G276 — ἀμετάθετος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G276 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀμετάθετος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G3346 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | ametathetos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | am-et-ath'-et-os |
| Meaning: | 1. unchangeable 2. (neuter as abstract) unchangeability |
| KJV Renderings: | immutable(-ility) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀμετάθετος, (μετατίθημι), not transposed, not to be transferred; fixed, unalterable: Heb 6:18; τό ἀμετάθετον as a substantive, immutability, Heb 6:17. (3Ma 5:1; Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀμετάθετος (immutable(-ility))
Hebrews 6:17
- KJV: Where in God willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel confirmed by an oath
- GK: εν ω περισσότερον βουλόμενος ο θεός επιδείξαι τοις κληρονόμοις της επαγγελίας το αμετάθετον της βουλής αυτού εμεσίτευσεν όρκω
Hebrews 6:18
- KJV: That by two immutable things in which impossible for God to lie we might have a strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us
- GK: ίνα διά δύο πραγμάτων αμεταθέτων εν οις αδύνατον ψεύσασθαι θεόν ισχυράν παράκλησιν έχωμεν οι καταφυγόντες κρατήσαι της προκειμένης ελπίδος