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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: 517. ἀόρατος (aoratos) -- Invisible</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/517.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/acts/20-15.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/517.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> > 517</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/516.htm" title="516">◄</a> 517. aoratos <a href="../greek/518.htm" title="518">►</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">aoratos: Invisible</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀόρατος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>aoratos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-o'-rah-tos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ah-or'-at-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Invisible<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>unseen, invisible.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-, "not") and ὁρατός (horatos, "visible"), derived from ὁράω (horaō, "to see").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The concept of invisibility in the Hebrew Bible is often associated with the word רָאָה (ra'ah, "to see"), particularly in contexts where God's presence is acknowledged but not seen, such as in Exodus 33:20, where God tells Moses, "You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "aoratos" is used in the New Testament to describe that which cannot be seen with the physical eyes. It often refers to spiritual realities, such as God, His attributes, or the spiritual realm. The word emphasizes the unseen nature of divine and eternal truths, contrasting them with the visible, temporal world.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of the invisible was often associated with the divine or supernatural. Philosophers like Plato spoke of an unseen realm of forms or ideals, which influenced early Christian thought. In Jewish tradition, God was understood to be invisible, transcending the physical world. This understanding carried into early Christianity, where the invisible nature of God and His kingdom was a central theme.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>517</b> <i>aóratos</i> (from <a href="/greek/1.htm">1</a> <i>/A</i> "not" and <a href="/greek/3708.htm">3708</a> <i>/horáō</i>, "see") – properly, not seen; <i>invisible</i> to the physical ("naked") eye; (figuratively) <i>spiritual reality</i> as perceived through God's inbirthings <i>of faith</i>. Accordingly, <a href="/greek/517.htm">517</a> (<i>aóratos</i>) and faith (<a href="/greek/4102.htm">4102</a> <i>/pístis</i>) are closely associated (Ro 1:17-20; 1 Tim 1:17-19; Heb 11:27).</p><p class="discovery"><b>The antonym of faith is not fear – but sight!</b></p><p class="discovery">Heb 11:27: "By <i>faith</i> (<a href="/greek/4102.htm">4102</a> <i>/pístis</i>) he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is <i>unseen</i> (<a href="/greek/517.htm">517</a> <i>/aóratos</i>)" (<i>NASU</i>).<tab></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/3707.htm">horatos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>invisible<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>invisible (4), unseen (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 517: ἀόρατος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀόρατος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀόρατον</span> (<span class="greek2">ὁράω</span>), either, not seen i. e. <span class="accented">unseen,</span> or that cannot be seen i. e. <span class="accented">invisible</span>. In the latter sense of God in <a href="/interlinear/colossians/1-15.htm">Colossians 1:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1-17.htm">1 Timothy 1:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-27.htm">Hebrews 11:27</a>; <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">ἀόρατα</span> <span class="greek2">αὐτοῦ</span> his (God's) invisible nature (perfections), <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-20.htm">Romans 1:20</a>; <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">ὁρατά</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">ἀόρατα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a>. (<a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/45-3.htm">Isaiah 45:3</a>; 2 Macc. 9:5; <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <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>invisible <p>From <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/3707.htm">horatos</a>; invisible -- invisible (thing). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3707.htm">horatos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αορατα αόρατα ἀόρατα αορατον αόρατον ἀόρατον αόρατος αορατου αοράτου ἀοράτου αοράτους αορατω αοράτω ἀοράτῳ απαγγελία aorata aórata aorato aoratō aorátoi aorátōi aoraton aóraton aoratou aorátou<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/romans/1-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural">Adj-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰ γὰρ <b>ἀόρατα</b> αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the world <span class="itali">His invisible</span> attributes, His eternal<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For <span class="itali">the invisible things</span> of him from<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the indeed <span class="itali">invisible things</span> of him from<p><b><a href="/text/colossians/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 1:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular">Adj-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεοῦ τοῦ <b>ἀοράτου</b> πρωτότοκος πάσης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He is the image <span class="itali">of the invisible</span> God,<br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the image <span class="itali">of the invisible</span> God,<br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God <span class="itali">invisible</span> [the] firstborn of all<p><b><a href="/text/colossians/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 1:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural">Adj-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὰ <b>ἀόρατα</b> εἴτε θρόνοι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> visible <span class="itali">and invisible,</span> whether<br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">invisible,</span> whether<br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">invisible</span> whether thrones<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/1-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 1:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular">Adj-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αἰώνων ἀφθάρτῳ <b>ἀοράτῳ</b> μόνῳ θεῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> immortal, <span class="itali">invisible,</span> the only<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> immortal, <span class="itali">invisible,</span> the only<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> ages [the] immortal <span class="itali">invisible</span> only God<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὸν γὰρ <b>ἀόρατον</b> ὡς ὁρῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as seeing <span class="itali">Him who is unseen.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as seeing <span class="itali">him who is invisible.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed <span class="itali">invisible</span> as seeing<p><b><a href="/greek/517.htm">Strong's Greek 517</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_517.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/aorata_517.htm">ἀόρατα — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aorato__517.htm">ἀοράτῳ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aoraton_517.htm">ἀόρατον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aoratou_517.htm">ἀοράτου — 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/516.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="516"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="516" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/518.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="518"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="518" /></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>