ἀνέκλειπτος
anekleiptos
inexhaustible
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἀνέκλειπτος (anekleiptos, Strong's number G0413) conveys a sense of being inexhaustible. This word emphasizes a state or quality that lacks limitation or depletion. The adjective signifies a source, resource, or entity that continually supplies or yields without end. Anekleiptos appears in the Bible only once, indicating its usage is highly specialized. Given its one-time occurrence, the range of usage for this word seems to be restricted to conveying an extreme or exceptional quality. Its significance lies in describing something beyond the ordinary - an extraordinary abundance or capacity that is seemingly boundless. In its singular appearance, anekleiptos elevates its subject to an elevated level beyond common limitations. This word adds depth to the text by pointing towards a boundless and infinite source, implying that the described phenomenon or entity is unique, and its supply or capacity cannot be depleted.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text