What does ἄῤῥητος (árrhētos) mean in the Bible?
ἄῤῥητος (árrhētos) is a Greek word meaning "inexpressible".
Greek · G731
ἄῤῥητος
Inexpressible
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ἄῤῥητοςG731
Pronunciationárrhētos
What does ἄῤῥητος (árrhētos) mean in the Bible?
ἄῤῥητος (árrhētos) is a Greek word meaning "inexpressible".
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How does the BSB render G731?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [were] inexpressible (1).
Where does ἄῤῥητος (árrhētos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 12:4. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It[were] inexpressible1×2 Corinthians 12:4
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First aligned row2 Corinthians 12:4
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
2 Corinthians1
Source forms
ἄρρητα1xarrēta2 Corinthians 12:4
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural1x2 Corinthians 12:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. inexpressible
Source Gloss
inexpressible
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 12:4Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
ἄρρηταarrhta
not to be uttered, secret
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Word Origins
ἄῤῥητος is built from these roots:
ῥητῶςG4490