ΑΧΕΙΡΟΠΟΙΗΤΟΣ, αχειροποιητος
ACHEIROPOIĒTOS, acheiropoiētos
Sounds Like: ah-kheh-ee-roh-POY-ee-tos
Translations: not made by hands, unmade by human hands, not man-made, not of human creation
From the root: ΑΧΕΙΡΟΠΟΙΗΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective meaning 'not made by human hands' or 'unmade by human hands'. It is often used in theological contexts to describe something divine or spiritual that was not created or constructed by human effort, such as a spiritual temple, a heavenly dwelling, or a spiritual circumcision. It emphasizes the supernatural or divine origin of something, contrasting it with things that are earthly or humanly constructed.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine; or Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Feminine; or Singular, Vocative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G0006 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΧΕΙΡΟΠΟΙΗΤΟΣ.
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.
- ΑΧΕΙΡΕ — made without hands, not made by human hands, unmade
- ΑΧΕΙΡΟΠΟΙΗΤΩ — not made with hands, unmade by human hands, not man-made, spiritual
- ΑΧΙΡΟΠΟΙΗΤΟΝ — not made with hands, unmade, not man-made, a not man-made thing
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