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Koine Greek wordlink #137100

SR GNT 1 Tim 1:17 ἀοράτῳ (aoratōi) ‘of the ages the indestructible invisible only god honour’ Strongs=5170 Lemma=aoratos
Word role=adjective case=dative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=65 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀοράτῳ (A-DMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀοράτῳ’ (A-DMS) is always and only glossed as ‘invisible’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘aoratos’ have 3 different glosses: ‘invisible’, ‘invisible one’, ‘invisible things’.

Greek words (4) other than ἀοράτῳ (A-DMS) with a gloss related to ‘invisible’

ROM 1:20 ἀόρατα (aorata) S-NNP ‘the for invisible things of him from the creation’ SR GNT Rom 1:20 word 3

OET-LV: 20 For/Because the invisible things of _him from the_creation of_the_world, by _the workmanship being _understood, is _being _clearly _seen, the both eternal of _him power and divinity, in _order that to _be them inexcusable. (ROM_1:20)

OET-RV: 20 Ever since the creation of the world, the invisible attributes of God have been clearly seen through his workmanship—both his eternal power and his divinity—so people have no excuse. (ROM 1:20)

COL 1:15 ἀοράτου (aoratou) A-GMS ‘the image of the god invisible the firstborn of all creation’ SR GNT Col 1:15 word 7

OET-LV: 15 who is the_image of _the the invisible god, the_firstborn of _all creation, (COL_1:15)

OET-RV: 15 The son is the visible image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation (COL 1:15)

COL 1:16 ἀόρατα (aorata) S-NNP ‘visible and the invisible whether thrones or’ SR GNT Col 1:16 word 21

OET-LV: 16 because by him was _created the things all in the heavens and on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or masterships, or rulers, or authorities, all the things has _been _created by him and for him. (COL_1:16)

OET-RV: 16 because it was him who created everything in the heavens and on the earth, both visible and invisible, including all authorities such as kingdoms and governments. Yes, everything was created by him and for him. (COL 1:16)

HEB 11:27 ἀόρατον (aoraton) S-AMS ‘king the for invisible one as seeing he endured’ SR GNT Heb 11:27 word 13

OET-LV: 27 By _faith he _left Aiguptos, not having _been _afraid of _the rage of _the king, because/for the invisible one as seeing, he _endured. (HEB_11:27)

OET-RV: 27 By faith, Mosheh wasn’t afraid of the king’s anger when he left Egypt and persevered because he could see what was invisible. (HEB 11:27)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective AMS=accusative,masculine,singular DMS=dative,masculine,singular GMS=genitive,masculine,singular NNP=nominative,neuter,plural