ἄλογος

alogosunreasonableHow to read Greek

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ἄ-λογος, -ον

[in LXX: Exodus 6:12 (שָׂפָה עָרֵל), Numbers 6:12 (נָפַל), Job 11:12, Wis.11.15-16, 4Ma.3.1-21 * ;]

1. without reason, irrational: ζῷα, 2 Peter 2:12, Jude 10.

2. contrary to reason: Acts 25:27 (see MM, VGT, see word).

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Acts 25:27ἄλογον · unreasonable
For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
2 Peter 2:12ἄλογα · irrational
These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
Jude 1:10ἄλογα · irrational
These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.