What does ἀνίλεως (aníleōs) mean in the Bible?
ἀνίλεως (aníleōs) is a Greek word meaning "inexorable".
Greek · G448
ἀνίλεως
Inexorable
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ἀνίλεως G448
Pronunciation aníleōs
What does ἀνίλεως (aníleōs) mean in the Bible?
ἀνίλεως (aníleōs) is a Greek word meaning "inexorable".
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How does the BSB render G448?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include without mercy [ will be shown to ] (1).
Where does ἀνίλεως (aníleōs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 2:13. Its strongest book concentrations include James (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It without mercy [ will be shown to ] 1× James 2:13
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First aligned row James 2:13
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
James 1
Source forms
ἀνέλεος 1x aneleos James 2:13
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x James 2:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. inexorable
Source Gloss
inexorable
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
James 2:13 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
ἀνίλεως anilewv
without mercy
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Word Origins
ἀνίλεως is built from these roots:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain