ἀκλινής
aklinḗs · G186 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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without wavering, firmly
Pertaining to being without change or wavering in one’s faith
ExamplesHebrews 10:23 Let’s hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;
How it’s used
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 3 words
- ἀμετακίνητος ametakínētos · G277 · firm, unshaken, steady
- Both convey firmness and steadfastness; ἀμετακίνητος emphasizes not being moved or shifted, while ἀκλινής emphasizes not leaning or bending. Both are used of steadfastness in faith/hope in the NT.
- βέβαιος bébaios · G949 · certain, sure, dependable
- Both describe firmness and steadfastness; βέβαιος is more common and emphasizes stability and reliability, while ἀκλινής emphasizes not wavering or leaning away from a position.
- ἀσάλευτος asáleutos · G761 · immovable, not able to move, unchangeable
- Both convey unwavering firmness; ἀσάλευτος emphasizes not being shaken or disturbed, while ἀκλινής emphasizes not inclining or leaning away from a position.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Without wavering, firmly31.80
- In Hebrews 10:23, believers are urged to “hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering (aklinḗ),” where the word describes steadfast, unwavering conviction.
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (ές (κλίνω), not inclining, firm, unmoved: Heb 10:23. (Frequent in secular writings.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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