Strong's Lexicon

G731

G731 — ἄρῥητος

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekarrhetosadjectiveOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G731
Word:ἄρῥητος
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from G1 (as a negative particle) and the same as G4490
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:arrhetos
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ar'-rhay-tos
Meaning:1. unsaid 2. (by implication) inexpressible
KJV Renderings:unspeakable

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἄρρητος, ἀρρητον (ῤητός, from Ρ᾽ΑΩ);

a. unsaid, unspoken: Homer, Odyssey 14, 466, and often in Attic.

b. unspeakable (on account of its sacredness) (Herodotus 5, 83, and often in other writings): 2Co 12:4, explained by what follows: ἅ οὐκ ἐξόν ἀνθρώπῳ λαλῆσαι.

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

ἄρρητος (unspeakable)

2 Corinthians 12:4

KJV: How that he was caught up into paradise and heard unspeakable words which it is not lawful for a man to utter
GK: ότι ηρπάγη εις τον παράδεισον και ήκουσεν άρρητα ρήματα α ουκ εξόν ανθρώπω λαλήσαι
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