ἈΠΟΡΡΗΤΩΝ, ἀπορρητων
APORHRĒTŌN, aporhrētōn
Sounds Like: ah-por-RAY-tohn
Translations: (of) secret, (of) unspoken, (of) forbidden, (of) unutterable, (of) ineffable things
From the root: ἈΠΟΡΡΗΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is an adjective that can also function as a noun, meaning 'secret,' 'unspoken,' 'forbidden,' or 'ineffable.' It refers to things that are not to be spoken or revealed, often due to their sacred, confidential, or unspeakable nature. As a noun, it refers to 'secret things' or 'mysteries.' It is a compound word formed from the prefix ἀπό (apo, 'from, away from') and the verb ῥητός (rhetos, 'spoken, said'), implying something that is 'kept back from being spoken.'
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G668 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 4:52
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΡΡΗΤΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΡΡΗΤΟΙΣ — secret, unutterable, unspeakable, inexpressible, forbidden
- ἈΠΟΡΡΗΤΟΝ — unspeakable, secret, forbidden, an unspeakable thing, a secret thing, a forbidden thing
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