2001 Translation

ALĒPTON, alēpton

Sounds Like: ah-LEEP-ton

Translations: unobtainable, incomprehensible, not to be grasped, unseizable

From the root: ΑΛΗΠΤΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This adjective describes something that cannot be seized, grasped, or understood. It refers to something that is beyond human comprehension or reach, often implying a quality of being elusive or inscrutable.

Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative

Strong’s number: G0210 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 3:1

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΛΗΠΤΟΣ.

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.

• ΑΛΗΠΤΟΝ — unseizable, ungraspable, incomprehensible, unapproachable, impregnable
• ΑΛΗΠΤΟΣ — unreachable, incomprehensible, unsearchable, that cannot be laid hold of

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