What does ἄδηλος (ádēlos) mean in the Bible?
ἄδηλος (ádēlos) is a Greek word meaning "hidden, figuratively, indistinct".
Greek · G82
ἄδηλος
Hidden, figuratively, indistinct
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ἄδηλοςG82
Pronunciationádēlos
What does ἄδηλος (ádēlos) mean in the Bible?
ἄδηλος (ádēlos) is a Greek word meaning "hidden, figuratively, indistinct".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G82?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a muffled (1), unmarked (1).
Where does ἄδηλος (ádēlos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 11:44. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Luke (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 Ita muffled1×1 Corinthians 14:8
unmarked1×Luke 11:44
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 11:44
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Luke11 Corinthians1
Source forms
ἄδηλα1xadēlaLuke 11:44
ἄδηλον1xadēlon1 Corinthians 14:8
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular1x1 Corinthians 14:8
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural1xLuke 11:44
Evidence Summary
Greek word. hidden, figuratively, indistinct
Strong'sG82
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
hidden, figuratively, indistinct
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.
Luke 11:44Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
ἄδηλα,adhla
unseen, not obvious
Read verse1 Corinthians 14:8Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἄδηλονadhlon
unseen, not obvious
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 · NeuterLuke 11:441×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine1 Cor 14:81×
Word Origins
ἄδηλος is built from these roots:
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