ΩΣἈΚΑΤΑΛΗΠΤΟΝ, ωσἀκαταληπτον
ŌSAKATALĒPTON, ōsakatalēpton
Sounds Like: oh-sah-kah-TAH-layp-ton
Translations: as ungraspable, as incomprehensible, as impregnable, an ungraspable thing, an incomprehensible thing, an impregnable thing
From the root: ΑΚΑΤΑΛΗΠΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound formed from the particle "ὡς" (hōs), meaning "as" or "how," and the adjective "ἀκατάληπτος" (akataleptos), meaning "ungraspable," "incomprehensible," or "impregnable." Therefore, the compound means "as ungraspable" or "as incomprehensible." It describes something that cannot be seized, understood, or overcome, often referring to a place that is impossible to capture or a concept that is impossible to fully grasp.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Accusative
Strong’s number: G0001 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:28
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΚΑΤΑΛΗΠΤΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΚΑΤΕΛΑ — incomprehensible, ungraspable, unknowable, not to be apprehended
- ΑΚΑΤΑΛΗΠΤΟΝ — incomprehensible, incomprehensible thing, an incomprehensible thing, that which cannot be apprehended, that which cannot be grasped
- ΑΚΑΤΑΛΗΠΤΟΣ — incomprehensible, incomprehensible, unsearchable, that cannot be apprehended, that cannot be understood
- ΑΚΑΤΕΛΑ — incomprehensible, unsearchable, that cannot be laid hold of, that cannot be apprehended
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