Inexpressible
ἀλάλητοςStrong’s G0215alalētos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Alalētos is the Greek word usually translated “inexpressible”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”
Meaning
Usually translated “inexpressible”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- inexpressible 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀλάλητος alalētos · inexpressible
ἀ-λάλητος, -ον (λαλέω), inexpressible, not to be uttered: Rom.8:26.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “inexpressible” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INEXPRESS'IBLE, adjective
[in and expressible, from express.]
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.