Strong's Lexicon
G731
G731 — ἄρῥητος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
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
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