Strong's Lexicon
G551
G551 — ἀπείραστος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G551 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀπείραστος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G3987 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | apeirastos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-ei'-ras-tos |
| Meaning: | 1. untried, i.e. not temptable |
| KJV Renderings: | not to be tempted |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπείραστος, ἀπειραστον (πειράζω), as well untempted as untemptable: ἀπείραστος κακῶν that cannot be tempted by evil, not liable to temptation to sin, Jas 1:13; cf. the full remarks on this passage in Winers Grammar, § 30, 4 (cf. § 16, 3 a.; Buttmann, 170 (148)). (Josephus, b. j. 5, 9, 3; 7, 8, 1, and ecclesiastical writings. The Greeks said ἀπείρατος, from πειράω.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀπείραστος (not to be tempted)
James 1:13
- KJV: Let no man say when he is tempted I am tempted of God for God cannot be tempted with evil neither tempteth he any man
- GK: μηδείς πειραζόμενος λεγέτω ότι από θεού πειράζομαι ο γαρ θεός απείραστός εστι κακών πειράζει δε αυτός ουδένα