CINXE.COM

<!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: 179. ἀκατάλυτος (akatalutos) -- Indestructible, endless, permanent</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/179.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/romans/6-19.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/179.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> > 179</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/178.htm" title="178">◄</a> 179. akatalutos <a href="../greek/180.htm" title="180">►</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">akatalutos: Indestructible, endless, permanent</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀκατάλυτος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>akatalutos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-kah-TAH-loo-tos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ak-at-al'-oo-tos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Indestructible, endless, permanent<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>indissoluble, that cannot be broken up.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek prefix "a-" (not, without) and "kataluo" (to dissolve, destroy, or abolish).<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "akatalutos," the concept of eternal or everlasting can be related to Hebrew words like "עוֹלָם" (olam, Strong's H5769), which means everlasting or eternal.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "akatalutos" is used to describe something that cannot be destroyed or brought to an end. In the New Testament, it is specifically used to refer to the eternal and unending nature of Christ's priesthood.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the context of the New Testament, the concept of an indestructible or eternal priesthood would have been significant to Jewish and early Christian audiences. The Levitical priesthood, which was based on lineage and subject to death, was a central part of Jewish religious life. The idea of a priesthood that is eternal and not subject to death would have been a powerful testament to the superiority and divine nature of Christ's priesthood, as it aligns with the order of Melchizedek, a figure who is both king and priest and whose priesthood is not based on ancestry.<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/2647.htm">kataluó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>indissoluble<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>indestructible (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 179: ἀκατάλυτος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀκατάλυτος</span></span>, (<span class="greek2">καταλύω</span>), <span class="accented">indissoluble; not subject to destruction,</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">endless</span>): <span class="greek2">ζῶν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-16.htm">Hebrews 7:16</a>. (4 Macc. 10:11; <span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span> 10, 31.)<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>endless. <p>From <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and a derivative of <a href="/greek/2647.htm">kataluo</a>; indissoluble, i.e. (figuratively) permanent -- endless. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2647.htm">kataluo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ακαταλυτου ακαταλύτου ἀκαταλύτου akatalutou akatalytou akatalýtou<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/hebrews/7-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 7:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular">Adj-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δύναμιν ζωῆς <b>ἀκαταλύτου</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the power <span class="itali">of an indestructible</span> life.<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> after the power <span class="itali">of an endless</span> life.<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> power of life <span class="itali">indestructable</span><p><b><a href="/greek/179.htm">Strong's Greek 179</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_179.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/akatalutou_179.htm">ἀκαταλύτου — 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/178.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="178"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="178" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/180.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="180"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="180" /></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>