ἄῤῥητος
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
German (Pape)
[Seite 360] ον, Eur. ἀῤῥήτη λώβα Hec. 201; 1) ungesagt, καί τι ἔπος προέηκεν ὅ πέρ τ' ἄρρητον ἄμεινον Od. 14, 466; ἄῤῥητα ἔστω τὰ εἰρημένα Plat. Conv. 189 b; μὴ παρῶμεν αὐτὰ ἄῤῥητα Legg. VI, 754 a; nicht bekannt gemacht, unbekannt, Soph. O. R. 301; vgl. Ant. 552; oft verbdn ῥητὰ καὶ ἄρ. λέγειν. – 2) was nicht gesagt werden darf, verboten, geheimnißvoll, ἱροργίαι Her. 5, 83; ἱερά Ar. Nub. 302; was man sich auszusprechen scheuet, a) heilig, τὰ Δήμητρος καὶ Κόρης ἄῤ. ἱερά Xen. Hell. 6, 3, 4; dah. Κόρη ἄρ., Persephone, Eur. Hel. 1323. – b) abscheulich, nefandus, Soph. El. 196. – 3) in der Mathematik, irrational, Plat. Hipp. mai. 303 b Rep. VIII, 546 c.
English (Strong)
from Α (as a negative particle) and the same as ῥητῶς; unsaid, i.e. (by implication) inexpressible: unspeakable.
