ἈΔΙΗΓΗΤΟΝ, ἀδιηγητον
ADIĒGĒTON, adiēgēton
Sounds Like: ah-dee-AY-gee-ton
Translations: unspeakable, inexpressible, indescribable
From the root: ἈΔΙΗΓΗΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that cannot be fully expressed or described in words due to its overwhelming nature, whether it be good or bad. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix 'ἀ-' (a-, meaning 'not') and 'διηγητός' (diegetos), meaning 'narratable' or 'explainable'. Thus, it literally means 'not narratable' or 'not explainable'. It is used to emphasize the profound or immense quality of something.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0078 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:99
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 32:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΔΙΗΓΗΤΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΔΙΗΓΗΤΑ — unspeakable, inexpressible, indescribable, unspeakable things, inexpressible things, indescribable things
- ἈΔΙΗΓΗΤΟΣ — indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable, unutterable
- ἈΔΙΗΓΗΤΩ — unspeakable, inexpressible, indescribable
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