Inexhaustible
ἀνέκλειπτοςStrong’s G0413anekleiptos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Anekleiptos is the Greek word usually translated “unfailing”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.”
Meaning
Usually translated “unfailing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- unfailing 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀνέκλειπτος anekleiptos · inexhaustible
ἀνέκλειπτος, -ον (ἀ-, ἐκλείπω), unfailing: Luk.12:33 (MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “inexhaustible” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INEXHAUST'IBLE, adjective
[in and exhaustible.]
- That cannot be exhausted or emptied; unfailing; as an inexhaustible quantity or supply of water.
- That cannot be wasted or spent; as inexhaustible stores of provisions.
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.