GreekG0249Adjective

ἄλογος

alogos

3Occurrences
G0249Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

irrational

from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G3056 (λόγος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.without reason, irrational
2.contrary to reason
LXX: (שָׂפָה עָרֵל), (נָפַל), *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ἄλογος appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Peter
1
Acts
1
Jude
1

Key Passages

2 Peter 2:12BSB

These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

Acts 25:27BSB

For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”

Jude 1:10BSB

These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.