Word study · Greek

adēlótēs

uncertainty

Say it: ad-ay-LOT-ace (approximate)

ἀδηλότης

What it means

Uncertainty, lack of clearness (a- "not" plus dēlos "clear"). In 6:17, "the uncertainty of riches." It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • UncertaintyNot being clear.
  • InstabilityNot being fixed.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 6

    "The uncertainty of riches" (6:17). The word appears only here.

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0083 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources