Unshakable
ἀσάλευτοςStrong’s G0761asaleutos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Asaleutos is the Greek word usually translated “immovable” and “not to be shaken”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.”
Meaning
Usually translated “immovable” and “not to be shaken”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- immovable 1
- not to be shaken 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
ἀσάλευτος asaleutos · unshakable
ἀ-σάλευτος, -ον (σαλεύω), [in LXX: Exo.13:16, Deu.6:8 11:18 (טוֹפָפָה)* ;] unmoved, immovable: Act.27:41; metaphorically, Heb.12:28.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “unshakable” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNSHA'KABLE, adjective
That cannot be shaken. [Not in use.]
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.