adjective
aoratos
Greekἀόρατος (aoratos)
Strong’sG517
unseen, invisible
stem aorat-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀόρατος, -ον
(< ὁράω), [in LXX: Ge 1:2 (תֹּהוּ), Is 45:3 (מִסְתָּר), II Mac 9:5*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G517 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | aoratos | aoratas | aoratem | aoratois | aoratais | aorateim2×ἀόρατα |
| object accusative | aoraton1×ἀόρατον | aoratan | aoratoin | aoratain | ||
| direct address vocative | aorator | aoratar | aoratoir | aoratair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | aoratou1×ἀοράτου | aoratau | aorateu | aoratoiu | aorataiu | aorateiu |
| to, for dative | aorato1×ἀοράτῳ | aorata | aorate | aoratoi | aoratai | aoratei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
aorat is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
aoraton“invisible”objectaccusative singular1×
Hebrews 11:27“invisible”pistia kataleipata Aiguptan, mē fobiratos ton thumon tou basilevou, ton gar aoraton hōs horarōtos karterata.By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
aoratou“invisible”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Colossians 1:15“invisible”hos atō eikōnas tou theou tou aoratou, prōtotokos pantau ktisiau,The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
aorato“invisible”to, fordative singular1×
1 Timothy 1:17“invisible”to de basilevo toiu aiōnoiu, aftharto, aorato, mono theo, timas kai doxas eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu; amēn.Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
aorateim“invisible”subject or objectdirect plural2×
Romans 1:20“invisible”teim gar aorateim autou apo ktisiau kosmou tei poiēmei noirōteim kathoritō, tas tē aidias autou dunamias kai theiotas, eis tem arō autoin anapologētoin,For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
Colossians 1:16“invisible”hoti en auto ktizita teim panteim en toi ouranoi kai epi tau gēau, teim horateim kai teim aorateim, eite thronois eite kuriotais eite archais eite exousiais; teim panteim dia autou kai eis auton ktizitē;For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.