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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 82. ἄδηλος (adélos) -- Uncertainly, indistinctly</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/82.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/3-38.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/82.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 82</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/81.htm" title="81">◄</a> 82. adélos <a href="../greek/83.htm" title="83">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">adélos: Uncertainly, indistinctly</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀδήλως</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>adélos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-DAY-los<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ad'-ay-los)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Uncertainly, indistinctly<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>unseen, not obvious, inconspicuous, indistinct.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word ἀδήλος (adēlos), meaning "uncertain" or "not manifest."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "adélos," the concept of uncertainty or lack of clarity can be found in Hebrew words like תֹּהוּ (tohu, Strong's H8414), which means "formlessness" or "confusion."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The adverb "adélos" is used to describe actions or situations that are not clear or are done without a definite aim or purpose. It conveys a sense of ambiguity or lack of clarity in the manner something is done.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, clarity and purpose were highly valued in both rhetoric and daily life. The use of "adélos" would have conveyed a negative connotation, suggesting a lack of direction or purpose. In the context of the New Testament, this term would have been understood as acting without the guidance or clarity that comes from faith and divine wisdom.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>82</b> <i>ádēlos</i> (from <a href="/greek/1.htm">1</a> <i>/A</i> "not" and <a href="/greek/1212.htm">1212</a> <i>/dḗlos</i>, "self-evident") – properly, unclear, indistinct, not immediately obvious (evident); (figuratively) indefinite, uncertain; not evident (perceived), unrecognized.</p><p class="discovery">[This is also the meaning of this term when used by Sophocles and Polybius (<i>Abbott-Smith</i>).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1.htm">alpha</a> (as a neg. prefix) and <a href="/greek/1212.htm">délos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>unseen, not manifest<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>concealed (1), indistinct (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 82: ἄδηλος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἄδηλος</span></span>, (<span class="greek2">δῆλος</span>), not manifest: <a href="/interlinear/luke/11-44.htm">Luke 11:44</a>; <span class="accented">indistinct</span>, <span class="accented">uncertain</span>, <span class="accented">obscure</span>: <span class="greek2">φωνή</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14-8.htm">1 Corinthians 14:8</a>. (In Greek authors from <span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span> down.) (Cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">δῆλος</span></span>, at the end; <span class="abbreviation">Schmidt</span>, chapter 130.) <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>unseen, uncertain. <p>From <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/1212.htm">delos</a>; hidden, figuratively, indistinct -- appear not, uncertain. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1212.htm">delos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αδηλα άδηλα ἄδηλα αδηλον άδηλον ἄδηλον adela adēla ádela ádēla adelon adēlon ádelon ádēlon<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/11-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 11:44</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural">Adj-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μνημεῖα τὰ <b>ἄδηλα</b> καὶ οἱ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to you! For you are like <span class="itali">concealed</span> tombs,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> graves which <span class="itali">appear not,</span> and the men<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> graves <span class="itali">unmarked</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/14-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 14:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular">Adj-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γὰρ ἐὰν <b>ἄδηλον</b> σάλπιγξ φωνὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> produces <span class="itali">an indistinct</span> sound,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> give <span class="itali">an uncertain</span> sound,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed if <span class="itali">an uncertain</span> a trumpet sound<p><b><a href="/greek/82.htm">Strong's Greek 82</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_82.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ade_la_82.htm">ἄδηλα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ade_lon_82.htm">ἄδηλον — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/81.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="81"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="81" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/83.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="83"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="83" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>