ἄρρητα

árrhētos

Not able to be spoken, uttered, or expressed; that which cannot or must not be put into words, often due to being beyond human capacity, forbidden, or sacred. The term primarily signifies something that is not or should not be articulated verbally, with nuances varying between inexpressibility (due to awe or transcendence) and unspeakability (due to social or religious prohibition).

G731

2 Corinthians 12:4 · Word #8

Lexicon G731

Lemmaἄῤῥητος
Transliterationárrhētos
Strong'sG731
DefinitionNot able to be spoken, uttered, or expressed; that which cannot or must not be put into words, often due to being beyond human capacity, forbidden, or sacred. The term primarily signifies something that is not or should not be articulated verbally, with nuances varying between inexpressibility (due to awe or transcendence) and unspeakability (due to social or religious prohibition).

Morphology ADJ.A ACC N PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaἄρρητος
Strong'sG731

SIBI-P1 Translation G731-01

unutterable things

Morphological NotesAdjective, accusative neuter plural (Gr,AA,,,,ANP); functioning substantivally to denote multiple unspecified things.
Rendering RationaleThe alpha privative with ῥητός (“stated, spoken”) yields the sense “not to be spoken.” The accusative neuter plural form is rendered as a plural substantive, hence “things” that are not able or permitted to be uttered.

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