ἈΔΙΗΓΗΤΑ, ἀδιηγητα
ADIĒGĒTA, adiēgēta
Sounds Like: ah-dee-ay-GAY-tah
Translations: unspeakable, inexpressible, indescribable, unspeakable things, inexpressible things, indescribable things
From the root: ἈΔΙΗΓΗΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective formed from the negative prefix 'ἀ-' (a-, meaning 'not' or 'un-') and 'διηγητός' (diegetos, meaning 'narratable' or 'explainable'). Therefore, it means 'not narratable' or 'not explainable'. It describes something that is so great, terrible, or wonderful that it cannot be adequately described or told. It is used to emphasize the extreme nature of an event or experience.
Inflection: Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0090 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 3:17
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.
- ἈΔΙΗΓΗΤΟΝ — unspeakable, inexpressible, indescribable
- ἈΔΙΗΓΗΤΟΣ — indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable, unutterable
- ἈΔΙΗΓΗΤΩ — unspeakable, inexpressible, indescribable
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