412. aneklalétos
Berean Strong's Lexicon
aneklalétos: Inexpressible, unspeakable

Original Word: ἀνεκλάλητος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: aneklalétos
Pronunciation: an-ek-lah'-lay-tos
Phonetic Spelling: (an-ek-lal'-ay-tos)
Definition: Inexpressible, unspeakable
Meaning: unspeakable.

Word Origin: From the Greek prefix "an-" (not) and "eklaleo" (to speak out, express)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "aneklalétos," the concept of inexpressible or indescribable experiences can be related to Hebrew words that convey awe or wonder, such as "פֶּלֶא" (pele, Strong's H6382), meaning "wonder" or "miracle."

Usage: The term "aneklalétos" is used to describe something that is beyond the capacity of words to convey. It refers to experiences or emotions that are so profound or divine that they cannot be adequately expressed through human language. This word emphasizes the limitations of human expression when faced with the divine or the deeply spiritual.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, language and rhetoric were highly valued, and the ability to articulate thoughts and emotions was considered a mark of education and civilization. However, the use of "aneklalétos" acknowledges that there are aspects of human experience, particularly in relation to the divine, that transcend verbal expression. This reflects a recognition of the mystery and majesty of God that surpasses human understanding.

HELPS Word-studies

412 aneklálētos (from 1 /A "not" and 1583 /eklaléō, "fully tell") – properly, unable to fully describe or report; impossible to communicate (convey) adequately by words; hence, unutterable, inexpressible (used only in 1 Pet 1:8).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and eklaleó
Definition
unspeakable
NASB Translation
inexpressible (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 412: ἀνεκλάλητος

ἀνεκλάλητος, ἀνεκλαλητον (alpha privative and ἐκλαλέω), unspeakable: 1 Peter 1:8 (to which words are inadequate). ((Dioscorides (?) medicam., p. 93, Kühn edition); Heliodorus 6, 15, p. 252 (296); and in ecclesiastical writings.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
inexpressible

From a (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of eklaleo; not spoken out, i.e. (by implication) unutterable -- unspeakable.

see GREEK a

see GREEK eklaleo

Forms and Transliterations
ανεκλαλητω ανεκλαλήτω ἀνεκλαλήτῳ aneklaleto aneklalētō aneklalḗtoi aneklalḗtōi
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Peter 1:8 Adj-DFS
GRK: ἀγαλλιᾶσθε χαρᾷ ἀνεκλαλήτῳ καὶ δεδοξασμένῃ
NAS: with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
KJV: with joy unspeakable and
INT: you exult with joy unspeakable and glorified

Strong's Greek 412
1 Occurrence


ἀνεκλαλήτῳ — 1 Occ.

















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