Unceasingly
ἀδιαλείπτωςStrong’s G0089adialeiptōs
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Adialeiptōs is the Greek word usually translated “unceasingly”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;”
Meaning
Usually translated “unceasingly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- unceasingly 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Thessalonians 2
- Romans 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.
Greek dictionary
ἀδιαλείπτως adialeiptōs · unceasingly
ἀδιαλείπτως (see supr.), adv., [in LXX: 1Ma.12:11, II Mac .4, 3Ma.6:33 * ;] unremittingly, incessantly: Rom.1:9, 1Th.1:3 2:13 5:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “unceasingly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNCE'ASINGLY, adverb
Without intermission or cessation; continually.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.