Strong's Lexicon anekdiégétos: Indescribable, inexpressible Original Word: ἀνεκδιήγητος Word Origin: From the Greek prefix "an-" (not) and "ekdiēgéomai" (to declare or describe fully) Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of something being beyond description can be related to Hebrew words like "פֶּלֶא" (pele, Strong's H6382), meaning "wonder" or "miracle," which also conveys the idea of something extraordinary and beyond human explanation. Usage: The Greek word "anekdiégétos" is used to describe something that is beyond human ability to fully articulate or express. It conveys the idea of something so profound or magnificent that it cannot be adequately described with words. In the New Testament, it is used to emphasize the overwhelming and incomprehensible nature of God's gifts and works. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, language and rhetoric were highly valued, and the ability to describe and articulate thoughts was considered a mark of wisdom and education. The use of "anekdiégétos" in the New Testament would have stood out to its original audience as it suggests a divine quality that surpasses human understanding and expression. This reflects the early Christian belief in the transcendence and majesty of God's actions and gifts, which are beyond human comprehension. HELPS Word-studies 411 anekdiḗgētos (from 1 /A "not" and 1555 /ekdiēgéomai, "fully declare") – properly, inexpressible (beyond words); indescribable (inexplicable), impossible to estimate (used only in 2 Cor 9:15). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alpha (as a neg. prefix) and ekdiégeomai Definition inexpressible NASB Translation indescribable (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 411: ἀνεκδιήγητοςἀνεκδιήγητος, ἀνεκδιηγητον (alpha privative and ἐκδιηγέομαι, which see), unspeakable, indescribable: 2 Corinthians 9:15 δωρεά, to describe and commemorate which words fail. (Only in ecclesiastical writings. (Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 20, 5 [ET]; 49, 4 [ET]; Athenagoras, Theophilus of Antioch, others).) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance indescribableFrom a (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of ekdiegeomai; not expounded in full, i.e. Indescribable -- unspeakable. see GREEK a see GREEK ekdiegeomai Forms and Transliterations ανεκδιηγητω ανεκδιηγήτω ἀνεκδιηγήτῳ anekdiegeto anekdiēgētō anekdiegḗtoi anekdiēgḗtōiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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