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ἄρρητος arrētos · G0731

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inexpressible

ἄρρητος, -ον; (ἀ- neg., ῥητός, ῥέω), [in Sm.: Lev.18:23 * ; ] ; 1. unspoken (Hom., al.). ; 2. unspeakable (Hat., al.; frequently in Inscr.; MM, see word): 2Co.12:4.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἄρρητος, ον, ; also η, ον []:— unspoken, ἔπος προέηκεν ὅ πέρ τ᾽ ἄρρητον ἄμεινον[]; οὐκ ἐπ᾽ ἀρρήτοις γε τοῖς ἐμοῖς λόγοις not without warning spoken by me, []. adverb -τως, σιγᾶν[]; II that cannot be spoken or expressed, ἀδιανόητον καὶ ἄ. καὶ ἄφθεγκτον καὶ ἄλογον[]: hence, unspeakable, immense, []; III not to be spoken: hence, ; III.1 not to be divulged, ἱροργίαι, ἱρά, []; διδακτά τε ἄρρητά τ᾽, i.e.things profane and sacred, []; ἄ. κόρη the maid whom none may name (i.e. Persephone), []; ἀρρήτων …

Where it's used 1 time

2 Corinthians 12:4

Source: TBESG G0731; TFLSJ G0731

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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