Unapproachable
ἀπρόσιτοςStrong’s G0676aprositos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Aprositos is the Greek word usually translated “unapproachable”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.”
Meaning
Usually translated “unapproachable”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- unapproachable 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
ἀπρόσιτος aprositos · unapproachable
ἀ-πρόσ-ιτος, -ον (πρόσειμι, to go to), unapproachable: φῶς, 1Ti.6:16.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “unapproachable” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNAPPROACHABLE, adjective
That cannot be approached; inaccessible.
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.