What does ἀμεταμέλητος (ametamélētos) mean in the Bible?
ἀμεταμέλητος (ametamélētos): Not subject to divine regret or reversal; God's gifts and calling remain eternally operative.
Greek · G278
ἀμεταμέλητος
Irrevocable
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ἀμεταμέλητοςG278
Pronunciationametamélētos
What does ἀμεταμέλητος (ametamélētos) mean in the Bible?
ἀμεταμέλητος (ametamélētos): Not subject to divine regret or reversal; God's gifts and calling remain eternally operative.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G278?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [are] irrevocable (1), without regret (1).
Where does ἀμεταμέλητος (ametamélētos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 11:29. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1), Romans (1).
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[are] irrevocable1×Romans 11:29
without regret1×2 Corinthians 7:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 11:29
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Romans12 Corinthians1
Source forms
ἀμεταμέλητα1xametamelētaRomans 11:29
ἀμεταμέλητον1xametamelēton2 Corinthians 7:10
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular1x2 Corinthians 7:10
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural1xRomans 11:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Not subject to divine regret or reversal; God's gifts and calling remain eternally operative.
Strong'sG278
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkRomans 11:25-32Source Gloss
irrevocable
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 11:29Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
ἀμεταμέληταametamelhta
not to be repented of
Read verse2 Corinthians 7:10Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀμεταμέλητονametamelhton
not to be repented of
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 patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternPlural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · NeuterRom 11:291×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine2 Cor 7:101×
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
Irrevocable, not subject to regret.
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Word Origins
ἀμεταμέλητος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Affirms the permanence of God’s covenant gifts and calling.Romans 11:25-32