UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: ἄμετρος; -ον

Constructions: ἄμετρος; ἀ-; μετρέω

Sense 1: excessive, beyond measure

Semantic entry: 78.27

Semantic domains: Degree

Subdomains: Much, Little [Positive-Negative Degree]

Definition: (an idiom, literally: into that which is not measured) a point on a scale going beyond what is expected

Notes: In a number of languages one can perhaps best render this statement in RV CO2 10:13 · LV CO2 10:13 · Read together CO2 10:13 as ‘we will not boast too much’ or ‘we will boast only so much.’

Collocations: εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα

CO2 10:13: RV CO2 10:13 · LV CO2 10:13 · Read together CO2 10:13

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OET-RV CO2 10:13

13 But we won’t boast about immeasurable things—only those domains where God allotted a measure to us which was to reach all of you.

OET-LV CO2 10:13

13 But we not into the immeasurable will _be _boasting, but according _to the measure of _the domain, of _which allotted to _us the god of_a_measure, to _reach until also of _you _all.

CO2 10:15: RV CO2 10:15 · LV CO2 10:15 · Read together CO2 10:15

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OET-RV CO2 10:15

15 We don’t boast of things we can’t measure like other peoples’ work, but we have hope that as your faith grows, you’ll see us as more important in more areas

OET-LV CO2 10:15

15 not to the immeasurable boasting in anothers labours, but hope having, being _grown of _the faith of _you _all, among you _all to _be _magnified according _to the domain of _us to abundance,

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἄμετρος

Form 1

Sense 1: excessive, beyond measure