Strong's Lexicon

G823

G823 — ἄτομος

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekatomosadjectiveOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G823
Word:ἄτομος
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from G1 (as a negative particle) and the base of G5114
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:atomos
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:at'-om-os
Meaning:1. uncut 2. (by implication) indivisible (an "atom" of time)
KJV Renderings:moment

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἄτομος, ἀτομον (τέμνω to cut), that cannot be cut in two or divided, indivisible (Plato, Sophocles 229 d.; of time, Aristotle, phys. 8, 8, p. 263b, 27): ἐν ἀτόμῳ in a moment, 1Co 15:52.

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

ἄτομος (moment)

1 Corinthians 15:52

KJV: In a moment in the twinkling of an eye at the last trump for the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed
GK: εν ατόμω εν ριπή οφθαλμού εν τη εσχάτη σάλπιγγι σαλπίσει γαρ και οι νεκροί εγερθήσονται άφθαρτοι και ημείς αλλαγησόμεθα
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