Unchangeable
ἀμετάθετοςStrong’s G0276ametathetos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ametathetos is the Greek word usually translated “unchangeableness” and “unchangeable”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:”
Meaning
Usually translated “unchangeableness” and “unchangeable”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- unchangeableness 1
- unchangeable 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 2
1 book in all.
Greek dictionary
ἀμετάθετος ametathetos · unchangeable
ἀ-μετάθετος, -ον (μετατίθημι), [in LXX: 3Ma.5:1 3Mac 5:12 * ;] immutable: Heb.6:18; as subat., τὸ ἀ., immutability, Heb.6:17 (see MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “unchangeable” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNCHANGEABLE, adjective
Not capable of change; immutable; not subject to variation. god is an unchangeable being.
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.