ἀσάλευτος G0761
unshakable, immovable, firmly fixed
An adjective meaning unable to be shaken or moved. In Acts 27:41, it describes the bow of Paul's shipwrecked vessel becoming stuck fast in the seabed. In Hebrews 12:28, believers receive an unshakable kingdom. The term combines the negative prefix with a verb meaning 'to shake,' producing the sense of stability against external forces. Classical usage applied it to Delos (mythically fixed by Zeus) and to unshakeable faith or ordinances.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The two occurrences demonstrate literal (Acts 27:41 - ship stuck firmly) and metaphorical (Hebrews 12:28 - kingdom that cannot be shaken) applications. Both emphasize resistance to external forces attempting to move or destabilize. The Hebrews passage contrasts this unshakeable kingdom with shakeable created things being removed. All language witnesses use un-movable or un-shakeable constructions, preserving the Greek negative formation. 2×
AR["ثَابِتَةً", "لَا-يُتَزَلْزَلُ"]·ben["অটল", "অনড়"]·DE["unerschuetterlich", "ἀσάλευτος"]·EN["immovable", "unshakable"]·FR["inébranlable"]·heb["בִּלְתִּי-נָעָה", "לֹא-נִמּוֹט"]·HI["अटल।", "अडिग"]·ID["tidak-bergerak.", "tidak-tergoyahkan"]·IT["asaleuton", "inamovibile"]·jav["boten-saged-dipungoncang", "mboten-obah."]·KO["움직이지-않게", "흔들리지-않는"]·PT["imovél.", "inabalável"]·RU["неподвижным", "непоколебимое"]·ES["inconmovible", "inmóvil"]·SW["isiyotikisika", "usiotikisika"]·TR["sarsılmaz"]·urd["بے-حرکت", "نہ-ہلنے-والی"]
Related Senses
H4325 1. water, waters (582×)H6965b 1. Qal: to rise, arise, get up (432×)H2091 1. gold (the metal) (389×)H0068 1. stone, rock (material/object) (267×)H5178a 1. bronze/copper as metal (131×)H6083 1. dust, dry earth, soil (108×)H8313 1. burn, set fire to (94×)H2734 1. anger was kindled (82×)G5204 1. water (80×)H2822 1. darkness, absence of light (80×)G5457 1. light (illumination) (71×)G0450 1. rise, stand up (physical) (69×)H6965b 2. Qal: to stand firm, endure, be valid (50×)H6999a 2. burn sacrifice on altar (Hifil) (45×)H5553 1. rock, cliff (physical feature) (43×)H6965b 4. Hifil: to establish, confirm (covenant/kingdom/word) (40×)H1197a 1. burn, be on fire (39×)H4306 1. rain, showers (38×)H1653 1. rain, precipitation (34×)G4655 1. darkness (30×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀσάλευτος [σᾰ], ον, unmoved, unshaken, ἀ. ἡ γῆRefs 4th c.BC+; of Delos, NT+1st c.AD+; of the sea, probably in Refs 5th c.BC+; πίστιςNT; ἀ. μένειν, of ordinances, Refs 4th c.AD+. adverb -τωςRefs 2nd c.BC+: neuter plural as adverb, χείλεσι ἀσάλευτα μεμυκόσιRefs 2nd c.AD+