Word study · Greek
adialeíptōs
without ceasing
Say it: ad-ee-al-I-ptoce (approximate)
ἀδιαλείπτως
What it means
Without ceasing, continually (a- "not" plus dialeipō "to stop"). In 5:17, "pray without ceasing." Also in 1:2-3; 2:13; Romans 1:9. It was used of a hacking cough that keeps coming back, meaning frequent and regular.
Range of meaning
- Without ceasingConstantly.
- ContinuallyOn a regular basis.
In 1 Thessalonians
- Chapter 5
"Pray without ceasing" (5:17).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G0089 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources