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Koine Greek wordlink #108863

SR GNT Rom 8:26 ἀλαλήτοις (alalaʸtois) ‘spirit is interceding with groanings inexpressible’ Strongs=2150 Lemma=alalētos^*
Word role=adjective case=dative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=60 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀλαλήτοις (A-DMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀλαλήτοις’ (A-DMP) is always and only glossed as ‘inexpressible’.

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘alalētos’ in the Greek originals.

Greek words (2) other than ἀλαλήτοις (A-DMP) with a gloss related to ‘inexpressible’

2 COR 12:4 ἄρρητα (arraʸta) A-ANP Lemma=arrētos ‘paradise and heard inexpressible messages which it_is not’ SR GNT 2 Cor 12:4 word 8

OET-LV: 4 that was _snatched into the paradise, and heard inexpressible messages, which it _is not permitting to_a_human to _speak. (CO2_12:4)

OET-RV: 4 was pulled up into paradise and heard messages which can’t be put into words (because living people aren’t allow to speak them). (CO2 12:4)

1 PET 1:8 ἀνεκλαλήτῳ (aneklalaʸtōi) A-DFS Lemma=aneklalētos ‘but you_all are exulting with joy inexpressible and having_been glorified’ SR GNT 1 Pet 1:8 word 17

OET-LV: 8 Whom you _all _are _loving not having _seen, in whom now not seeing but believing, you _all _are _exulting with _joy inexpressible and having _been _glorified, (PE1_1:8)

OET-RV: 8 the one you chosen people love, even though you’ve never seen him. Yet you believe, and because of that, you’re happier than you can even show, AND HAVING BEEN GLORIFIED, (PE1 1:8)

Key: A=adjective ANP=accusative,neuter,plural DFS=dative,feminine,singular DMP=dative,masculine,plural