ἀδιά-λειπτος G0088
unceasing, continuous without interruption or pause
This adjective describes what is unceasing or continuous—without interruption or pause. In Romans 9:2, Paul describes his 'unceasing sorrow' over Israel's rejection of Messiah—grief that never lets up, continuous anguish. In 2 Timothy 1:3, he speaks of 'unceasing remembrance' of Timothy in prayers—constant mention, prayer without interruption. The word emphasizes continuity and persistence, activity or state that does not cease or slacken. It's the quality of what remains constant, unbroken in its occurrence or intensity.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Cross-linguistic glosses uniformly emphasize the unceasing quality—Spanish 'incesante,' French 'sans cesse' (without ceasing), German 'unaufhoerlich' (uninterrupted). Both passages describe inner states that remain continuous: Paul's sorrow (Rom 9:2) and his prayerful remembrance (2 Tim 1:3). The multilingual evidence supports this as that which does not cease, continuous without interruption. Whether describing grief or prayer, the word emphasizes constancy and persistence, an unbroken continuity of experience or action. 2×
AR["بِ-لا-انْقِطاعٍ", "مُسْتَمِرٌّ"]·ben["অবিরত", "অবিরাম"]·DE["unaufhoerlich"]·EN["unceasing"]·FR["sans-cesse"]·heb["בִּלְתִּי-הֶרֶף", "בִּלְתִּי-פּוֹסֵק"]·HI["निरन्तर", "लगतर"]·ID["tak-henti-hentinya", "terus-menerus"]·IT["adialeipton", "incessante"]·jav["tanpa-kendhat"]·KO["그치지-않는", "끊임없는"]·PT["incessante"]·RU["-непрестанная", "непрестанно"]·ES["incesante"]·SW["bila-kukoma", "isiyokoma"]·TR["durmaksızın"]·urd["لگاتار", "مسلسل"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀδιά-λειπτος, ον, unintermitting, incessant, Ti. Locrian dialect 98e, NT+1st c.AD+. adverb -τωςNT+2nd c.BC+