What does ἀσάλευτος (asáleutos) mean in the Bible?
ἀσάλευτος (asáleutos): Stability that cannot be shaken or moved, used of faith and kingdom permanence in NT theology.
Greek · G761
ἀσάλευτος
Unshakable
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ἀσάλευτος G761
Pronunciation asáleutos
What does ἀσάλευτος (asáleutos) mean in the Bible?
ἀσάλευτος (asáleutos): Stability that cannot be shaken or moved, used of faith and kingdom permanence in NT theology.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G761?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] would not move (1), an unshakable (1).
Where does ἀσάλευτος (asáleutos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 27:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Hebrews (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 [and] would not move 1× Acts 27:41
an unshakable 1× Hebrews 12:28
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 27:41
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Acts 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἀσάλευτον 1x asaleuton Hebrews 12:28
ἀσάλευτος 1x asaleutos Acts 27:41
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 12:28
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Acts 27:41
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Stability that cannot be shaken or moved, used of faith and kingdom permanence in NT theology.
Strong's G761
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Hebrews 12:25-29 Source Gloss
unshakable
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.
Acts 27:41 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
ἀσάλευτος, asaleutov
unshaken, immovable
Read verse Hebrews 12:28 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀσάλευτον asaleuton
unshaken, immovable
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 Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Acts 27:41 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Heb 12:28 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
unshakable
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Word Origins
ἀσάλευτος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Describes the permanent nature of God's kingdom. Hebrews 12:25-29
Canonical Themes
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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