Countless
ἀναρίθμητοςStrong’s G0382anarithmētos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Anarithmētos is the Greek word usually translated “countless”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.”
Meaning
Usually translated “countless”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- countless 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀναρίθμητος anarithmētos · countless
ἀν-αρίθμητος, -ον (ἀριθμέω), [Job.31:25, al.], innumerable: Heb.11:12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “countless” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
COUNTLESS, adjective
[count and less.]
That cannot be counted; not having the number ascertained, nor ascertainable; innumerable. The sands of the sea-shore are countless
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.