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ἀναντίῤῥητος

anantírrhētos

G368 predicate adjective

SILEX Entry

Definition

Not able to be contradicted or opposed; undeniable, indisputable. The term conveys the idea that something cannot be gainsaid, refuted, or challenged, whether in speech, argument, or facts. In context, it often describes statements, facts, or evidence that are accepted as unchallengeable.

Semantic Range

not to be contradicted, indisputable, undeniable, irrefutable, not able to be spoken against

Root / Etymology

Composed of the privative prefix ἀ- ('not'), ἀντί ('against'), and ῥέω ('to speak, say'); the word literally means 'not able to be spoken against,' i.e., not able to have speech set in opposition to it. It is a compound built on anantirrhētos → ἀντί ('against') + ῥητός ('said, spoken'), with ἀ- negating the possibility.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Rare in extant Greek, with its primary attestations in Hellenistic and early Christian literature. Found in Acts 19:36, where it describes facts or truths about the goddess Artemis that the Ephesian town clerk claims are unchallengeable. The word carries the legal and rhetorical sense of something being so evident or universally accepted that it cannot be formally disputed. While most English translations render it as 'undeniable' or 'cannot be spoken against,' these glosses do not always capture the formal and public sense of 'irrefutable' within assemblies or courts. The term is not attested in classical Greek and is characteristic of Koine and later usage, possibly coined for rhetorical or juridical context.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from Α (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of a compound of ἀντί and ῥέω; indisputable:--cannot be spoken against.

Root Family

ἀναντίρρητος (anantírrhētos) — to speak, to say, to oppose, to contradict

Root ῥητ- to speak, to say, to oppose, to contradict

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G368-01 ἀναντιρρήτων anantirreton ADJ.P GEN N PL undeniable of indisputable things undeniable 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G368-01 Acts 19:36 ἀναντιρρήτων anantirreton ADJ.P GEN N PL undeniable of indisputable things undeniable
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