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ἀναντιῤῥήτως

anantirrhḗtōs

G369 adverb

SILEX Entry

Definition

Unequivocally, without possibility of contradiction or objection; in a manner that cannot be disputed or gainsaid. It indicates that something is accepted or occurs without opposition, response, or argument. In context, it signifies acting or speaking so that there is no room for dissent or answer.

Semantic Range

without contradiction, unanswerably, irrefutably, without objection, in a manner that cannot be gainsaid

Root / Etymology

From the compound adjective ἀναντίῤῥητος (anantirrhētos), meaning 'unanswerable, uncontradictable' (itself from ἀν- 'not' + ἀντιρρέω 'to speak against, contradict'). The adverbial ending -ως forms an adverb meaning 'in an unanswerable manner.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term is rare in extant Greek literature, found mostly in later (post-classical) sources, including the New Testament (e.g., Acts 10:29). The usage in Koine Greek focuses on a speech or action for which no valid objection or contradiction can be offered—often in legal, rhetorical, or formal religious discourse. The emphasis is on impossibility of successful rebuttal, more than on simple swift compliance. English translations sometimes render it as 'without objection' or 'without dispute,' but the core sense is the impossibility of counter-argument. The term is infrequent in the Septuagint and other Hellenistic Jewish literature, and its nuance in Acts is shaped by formal or legal speech contexts.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

adverb from ἀναντίῤῥητος; promptly:--without gainsaying.

Root Family

ἀντιρρητ- (with privative ἀν-) (anantirrhḗtōs) — to contradict, to speak against, to object

Root ἀντιρρητ- (with privative ἀν-) to contradict, to speak against, to object

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G369-01 ἀναντιρρήτως anantirretos ADV without objection unanswerably without objection 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G369-01 Acts 10:29 ἀναντιρρήτως anantirretos ADV without objection unanswerably without objection
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