What does ἀμετάθετος (ametáthetos) mean in the Bible?
ἀμετάθετος (ametáthetos): Describes divine immutability or unchangeability; God's oath and counsel remain permanently fixed and reliable.
Greek · G276
ἀμετάθετος
Unchangeable, or (neuter as abstract) unchangeability
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ἀμετάθετος G276
Pronunciation ametáthetos
What does ἀμετάθετος (ametáthetos) mean in the Bible?
ἀμετάθετος (ametáthetos): Describes divine immutability or unchangeability; God's oath and counsel remain permanently fixed and reliable.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G276?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include unchangeable (1), unchanging nature (1).
Where does ἀμετάθετος (ametáthetos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 6:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It unchangeable 1× Hebrews 6:18
unchanging nature 1× Hebrews 6:17
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Hebrews 6:17
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Hebrews 2
Source forms
ἀμετάθετον 1x ametatheton Hebrews 6:17
ἀμεταθέτων 1x ametathetōn Hebrews 6:18
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Hebrews 6:17
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural 1x Hebrews 6:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Describes divine immutability or unchangeability; God's oath and counsel remain permanently fixed and reliable.
Strong's G276
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Hebrews 6:13-20 Source Gloss
unchangeable, or (neuter as abstract) unchangeability
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Describes divine immutability or unchangeability; God's oath and counsel remain permanently fixed and reliable.
(μετατίθημι), [in LXX: 3Ma.5:1 3Mac 5:12 * ;] immutable: Heb.6:18; as subat., τὸ ἀ., immutability, Heb.6:17 (see MM, VGT, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Hebrews 6:17 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀμετάθετον ametaqeton
unchanged, unchangeable
Read verse Hebrews 6:18 Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
ἀμεταθέτων, ametaqetwn
unchanged, unchangeable
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Plural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Heb 6:18 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Heb 6:17 1×
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New Testament Witnesses
unchangeable
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Word Origins
ἀμετάθετος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Describes the fixed nature of God's promise. Hebrews 6:13-20
Canonical Themes
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain