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Koine Greek wordlink #142714

SR GNT Heb 6:17 ἀμετάθετον (ametatheton) ‘of the promise the unchangeable of the counsel of him’ Strongs=2760 Lemma=ametathetos
Word role=substantive adjective case=accusative gender=neuter number=singular
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀμετάθετον (S-ANS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀμετάθετον’ (S-ANS) is always and only glossed as ‘unchangeable’.

Heb 6:17 ‘of the promise the unchangeable of the counsel of him’ SR GNT Heb 6:17 word 15

OET-LV: 17 In which more _abundantly wishing the god to _show to _the heirs of _the promise, the unchangeable of _the counsel of _him, guaranteed it by_an_oath, (HEB_6:17)

OET-RV: 17 In order for God to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he guaranteed it with an oath (HEB 6:17)

Greek words (1) other than ἀμετάθετον (S-ANS) with a gloss related to ‘unchangeable’

HEB 6:18 ἀμεταθέτων (ametathetōn) A-GNP ‘by two matters unchangeable in which impossible it_is’ SR GNT Heb 6:18 word 5

OET-LV: 18 in _order _that by two matters unchangeable, in which impossible it _is to _lie the for_god, strong exhortation we _may _be _having, which having _taken _refuge to _take _hold _of of _the lying _before hope, (HEB_6:18)

OET-RV: 18 so that by two things that God can’t even change (his promise and his oath), we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. (HEB 6:18)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective ANS=accusative, neuter, singular GNP=genitive, neuter, plural