Endless
ἀπέραντοςStrong’s G0562aperantos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Aperantos is the Greek word usually translated “endless”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.”
Meaning
Usually translated “endless”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- endless 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀπέραντος aperantos · endless
ἀπέραντος, -ον (περαίνω, to complete, finish) [in LXX: Job.36:26 (חֵקֶר אַיִן) 3Mac.20 * ;] endless, interminable: 1Ti.1:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “endless” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
END'LESS, adjective
[See End.]
Without end; having no end or conclusion; applied to length, and to duration; as an endless line; endless progression; endless duration; endless bliss.
- Perpetual; incessant; continual; as endless praise; endless clamor.
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.