Lexicon
ἄρρητος
arrētos
G0731
G:A Greek

inexpressible

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Arretos describes declarations heard in paradise that a human is not permitted to speak.

Its sole attested use describes declarations heard in paradise that are not permitted for a human to speak.

Senses in use

  1. Declarations not permitted for human speech · dominant

    In 2 Corinthians 12:4, the accusative plural neuter form occurs with what was heard after being caught up into paradise; the APB renders the clause "heard inexpressible declarations which it is not permitted for a human to speak."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 12:4, the APB presents the clause as "inexpressible declarations" that a human is not permitted to speak. The term's individual contribution cannot be isolated beyond that clause.

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