ἄλογον
álogos
unreasonable
Lacking reason or rational capacity; not governed by rational thought or speech. The term designates that which is irrational, senseless, or illogical, including non-human creatures (as lacking reason), actions or words judged to be unreasonable, and impulses or passions untamed by reason. In certain contexts, can refer to animals as "irrational beings." By extension, may describe speech, arguments, or behavior considered unreasonable, without sense, or contrary to rational thought.
Acts 25:27 · Word #1
Lexicon G249
| Lemma | ἄλογος |
| Transliteration | álogos |
| Strong's | G249 |
| Definition | Lacking reason or rational capacity; not governed by rational thought or speech. The term designates that which is irrational, senseless, or illogical, including non-human creatures (as lacking reason), actions or words judged to be unreasonable, and impulses or passions untamed by reason. In certain contexts, can refer to animals as "irrational beings." By extension, may describe speech, arguments, or behavior considered unreasonable, without sense, or contrary to rational thought. |
Morphology ADJ.P NOM N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.P — Predicate Adjective — Linked to the subject by a verb |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | unreasonable |
| Literal | irrational-unreasonable |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἄλογος |
| Strong's | G249 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G249-02
irrational thing
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, nominative neuter singular; used substantivally/predicatively to describe or identify a neuter singular subject as lacking reason. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term literally means "without reason/word" (alpha privative + logos). As a nominative neuter singular predicate adjective, it functions substantivally to denote a single irrational entity or thing. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
irrational thing
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 matches the context; 'irrational thing' accurately renders ἄλογον, conveying the sense of something unreasonable or illogical. |