UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: ἀκατάγνωστος; -ον

Constructions: ἀκατάγνωστος; ἀ-; γινώσκω

Sense 1: above criticism, beyond reproach

Semantic entry: 33.415

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Criticize

Definition: pertaining to what cannot be criticized

Notes: It may be necessary in some languages to restructure ἀκατάγνωστος and ἀνεπίλημπτος as complete clauses, so that instead of ‘sound words which are above criticism’ in RV TIT 2:8 · LV TIT 2:8 · Read together TIT 2:8, one may translate ‘sound words which no one can criticize’ or ‘… against which no one can say anything.’ ‘Above reproach’ in RV TI1 6:14 · LV TI1 6:14 · Read together TI1 6:14 may be rendered as ‘in such a way that no one can criticize it.’

TIT 2:8: RV TIT 2:8 · LV TIT 2:8 · Read together TIT 2:8

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OET-RV TIT 2:8

8 watch every word that comes out of your lips, stay above reproach—all this so that those who oppose us can be reached because there’s nothing bad they can say about us.

OET-LV TIT 2:8

8 healthy speech, irreproachable, in _order _that the man of contrary may _be _swayed, having nothing bad to _be _saying concerning us.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἀκατάγνωστος

Form 1

Sense 1: above criticism, beyond reproach