ἈΠΕΙΡΟΝ, ἀπειρον
APEIRON, apeiron
Sounds Like: ah-PEH-ee-ron
Translations: infinite, boundless, immense, endless, unlimited, a boundless thing, the infinite
From the root: ἈΠΕΙΡΟΝ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes something without limit or end, whether in space, time, or quantity. It can be used as an adjective to modify a noun, or it can be substantivized and used as a noun itself, referring to 'the infinite' or 'a boundless thing'. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix 'ἀ-' (a-, meaning 'not' or 'without') and 'πεῖρα' (peira, meaning 'end' or 'limit').
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G550 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 5:11
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 14:296, 14:300
- Book 3 — 6:141
- Book 4 — 4:79, 7:163, 8:285
- Book 5 — 1:32, 1:48
- Book 8 — 3:97, 4:101, 4:126
- Book 9 — 10:219
- Book 13 — 10:273
- Book 14 — 4:62
- Book 15 — 11:399
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 8:5, 20:7, 22:5
- Book Two — 3:5, 7:5, 13:4, 16:45, 16:49
- Book Four — 1:8, 7:47
- Book Five — 9:33, 9:41
- Book Six — 5:12, 8:13
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 5:6
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΠΕΙΡΟΝ, appear in our texts.
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