ἀδιάκριτος
adiákritos
unwavering
Not making distinctions or separations; impartial, without bias or prejudice. In contexts relating to judgment or disposition, describes an attitude or state avoiding preferential treatment. May also denote what is not divided, ambiguous, or vacillating, though such uses are rare.
James 3:17 · Word #18
Lexicon G87
| Lemma | ἀδιάκριτος |
| Transliteration | adiákritos |
| Strong's | G87 |
| Definition | Not making distinctions or separations; impartial, without bias or prejudice. In contexts relating to judgment or disposition, describes an attitude or state avoiding preferential treatment. May also denote what is not divided, ambiguous, or vacillating, though such uses are rare. |
Morphology ADJ.S NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | unwavering |
| Literal | without-partiality |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀδιάκριτος |
| Strong's | G87 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G87-01
impartial
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, nominative feminine singular (substantive/adjectival form). |
| Rendering Rationale | The alpha-privative negates διακρίνω (“to distinguish, separate, judge”), yielding “not distinguishing.” “Impartial” directly reflects this root sense of making no discriminatory distinctions while remaining concise and natural in English; as a nominative feminine singular adjective, it describes a feminine singular noun. |
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